The owner of a popular restaurant , WhiteHouse , at Sabo , Yaba, Lagos State, Alhaji Aliu Sheu , has been murdered by suspected robbers.
PUNCH Metr o gathered that Aliu was robbed on Monday in his house in Somolu , with the assailants stealing his property, including his Automated Teller Machine card.
They were reported to have withdrawn and transferred N 360 , 000 from the victim ’ s bank account .
Aliu, who reported the incident at the Pedro Police Division on Tuesday , was said to have returned to the restaurant and later retired home in the night .
Around the same time , the assailants were said to have returned to his apartment and shot him in the chest without taking anything .
The 48 -year - old was rushed to hospital , where he was confirmed dead .
A family member , Shina Sheu , in a series of tweets on Thursday , said his brother was murdered in cold blood .
Shina asked the police and the Lagos State Government to investigate the murder and bring the culprits to justice.
He tweeted, “ He ( Aliu ) was robbed in his home at exactly 2 . 46am . They robbed only his apartment (2 nd floor ) out of the whole building ; they collected all the gadgets ( 7 ) and his ATM card. They withdrew N 360 , 000 from the ATM and transfer.
“ Following morning , he went to the police station to report the incident at the Pedro Police Station and the incident was kept low key , so far robbery has become something of regular occurrence in our country . He returned to his regular business at his regular resumption hour as usual .
“ The following night , 21 / 1 / 2020 at exact same time as the previous one , 2 . 44am , the previous gang was just two and had no guns , but these particular killers were eight , fully armed with guns . They forced their way in and shot him twice ( in the chest and right arm) and left . We rushed him to a nearest hospital , but he gave up before we got there. ”
He said he believed that the attack was a product of “ underground or background” work .
Shina appealed to the authorities to act fast so that another family would not become a victim of such attacks .
He further tweeted, “ We also need to know if we ( are ) safe in our very own country ; to also know if other family members are safe . We are still in shock to see a devoted Muslim brother who did not belong to any cult or group to be killed like this .
“ Whoever did this shall never no peace till they get caught. Whosoever ended his life prematurely shall be useless till the end of their life . ”
Another member of the family , Bolakale , said the Nigerian system failed the deceased , whom he said laboured for 22 years to build his company.
“ This case must not be swept under the carpet . We demand justice ; we want to know who and why Aliu was brutally murdered . It was not God that killed him , but a failed system , ” he said .
In a telephone conversation with our correspondent, Shina said the deceased had been buried at their hometown , Ilorin, Kwara State .
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the murder, adding that investigation was ongoing .
He stated , “ On Tuesday , we got information that eight armed men broke into the man’ s house on Oladehinde Street , Apata , Somolu , presumably with the intention of robbing him .
“ However , they panicked when his neighbours raised the alarm. As they were hurrying out to escape, they shot the 48 - year- old.
“ He was rushed to the General Hospital , Somolu , where a doctor certified him dead and his body was taken to a mortuary . ”
He added that a suspect , Abiodun Ariyo , had been arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department , Panti , Yaba.
