
" Businessman Ardian Nikulaj, father of four children, died six days ago, in the bar-cafe he owned, when an unknown man dressed as a "distributor" and wearing a mask, suddenly approached him, pulled out a gun and shot seven times . ", writes Protothema.
The whole incident took place in 13 seconds, while a partner of the victim who was at the scene ran in panic to escape the gunshots, while after the execution the perpetrator got on a motorcycle and disappeared in an unknown place. Nikulaj, hit on the head and body, died instantly.
He always walked with bodyguards – Something he was afraid of lately
A well-known journalist, who was related to the victim, spoke about his murder, noting that Nikolaj always moved with bodyguards. At the same time, he admitted that he had met with him two weeks ago and confessed that he would support the candidate of the Democratic Party of Albania in the upcoming local elections.
“Ai ka lënë pas katër fëmijë. Ai ishte faktor i rëndësishëm në qarkun e Lezhës. Nuk i afrohesh kollaj, ka biznes edhe në Tiranë. Kohët e fundit e kisha vënë re se ai kishte qenë shumë i kujdesshëm në lëvizjet e tij pasi ishte përfshirë në hetimin e një polemike prej më shumë se 20 vitesh. Ai shoqërohej gjithmonë nga truproja”, ka thënë ndër të tjera gazetari.
Rivalitetet politike, hakmarrje apo mosmarrëveshje biznesi?
Ndërkohë, hetimet e autoriteteve në Shqipëri për identifikimin e veprimeve dhe motiveve që çuan në ekzekutimin e Nikulajt janë në hetim të plotë.
Diferencat politike janë një skenar, pasi në vitin 2021, biznesmeni ishte kandidat për deputet nën siglën e Partisë Socialdemokrate.
Since 2019, he has been a member of the Municipal Council in Lezhë and ran for councilor again in the upcoming elections on May 14.