John Ibrahim’s feared enforcer Semi ‘Tongan Sam’ Ngata (pictured) has been released from hospital
John Ibrahim’s feared enforcer has been released from hospital following a ‘brazen and targeted’ shooting on the eve of the Ibrahim-Mehajer wedding.
Semi ‘Tongan Sam’ Ngata was shot at the home of Ibrahim’s mother just hours before the Kings Cross identity’s nephew married Salim Mehajer’s sister at the same address.
The 59-year-old bodyguard was said to be protecting the bride when he was struck by a single bullet at the western Sydney property on November 17.
Ngata is refusing to break the code of silence and has not provided police with any information relating to the shooting, according to previous reports.
Ngata (pictured centre back) was shot at the home of Ibrahim’s (centre front) mother on November 17
The shooting unfolded the night before John Ibrahim’s nephew Sam Sayour (left) married Salim Mehajer’s sister Aisha (right)
Police initially believed he was shot in the back but later discovered the bullet was in his torso.
Investigators are probing whether the attack was related to drug shipments worth $1billion that were intercepted earlier this year, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The seizures and subsequent raids resulted in the arrest of more than a dozen people including John Ibrahim’s son, as well as his brothers Fadi and Michael.
The brothers were detained in a dramatic police sting in Dubai and extradited back to Australia over a drug and tobacco syndicate.
Tongan Sam has worked as a bodyguard for nightclub boss John (pictured) for more than a decade
Tongan Sam (left with Fadi Ibrahim and Salim Mehajer) is reportedly still refusing to speak to police
Fadi was released from jail on strict bail conditions after a $2.2million surety was put up.
The Merrylands home belonging to John’s mother was searched by police during the raids, and a loaded 9mm handgun was seized from the property.
John Ibrahim’s home was also raided as part of the investigation in August – but he was not arrested or charged with any offences.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest John Ibrahim had any involvement in the shooting or the alleged drug syndicate.
John Ibrahim’s home was raided as part of the investigation in August – but he was not arrested or charged with any offences
Sam Sayour and Aisha Mehajer married on Saturday at the same home where John Ibrahim’s bodyguard was shot hours earlier
Guests were seen around the house all afternoon as they helped organise the impending wedding
The wedding went ahead as planned less than 24 hours after the attack, with police vehicles patrolling the area for fear of further violence during the nuptials.
Luxury cars lined the streets surrounding the houses during what appeared to be a low-key event.
A photo of the happy couple smiling adoringly was released by Salim Mehajer’s sister Kat Sakalaki, as the newlyweds were seen signing their marriage certificate.
Tongan Sam has worked as a bodyguard for nightclub boss John for more than a decade after the pair met in Kings Cross in the 1990s.
Tongan Sam is pictured centre, with Sam Ibrahim, left, and lawyer Stephen Alexander, right, outside court in 2009
A photo of the happy couple smiling adoringly has been released by the former Auburn deputy mayor’s sister Kat Sakalaki, as Aisha and Sam sign their marriage certificate
John and his three brothers – Sam, Michael and Fadi – have all been either shot or stabbed over recent years.
Michael – the most recent victim – was gunned down on Macquarie Street in Sydney’s CBD in 2015, while Fadi was shot five times as he sat in his Lamborghini.
Sam was also hit in the legs in a 2011 drive-by shooting, and John was stabbed in Kings Cross as a teenager.
Officers were looking into whether a burnt-out car (pictured) found nearby was linked to the shooting
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