A businessman who fought off four armed robbers alone, during a terrifying raid on his home in Bamford, is offering a £5,000 reward to catch those responsible.

CCTV footage shows Asif Ali, 35, confronting the four masked men in the hallway of his home last night, at around 9.15pm, Tuesday September 24.

Mr Ali told the Manchester Evening News:

I was on a business call when I heard the dogs barking really aggressively. I went to see what was going on and there was someone standing there dressed head-to-toe in black. He threw a punch at me and we started to fight. I didn't know what I was doing. Instinct just kicked in - I just trying to get him out of the house. A second man came in and I thought he was trying to get upstairs where my wife was. I didn't want them anywhere near my wife. I got them outside, but they were pulling at the door, then one of them pulled out what looked like a knife, but the police think it might have been a screwdriver. He said 'I'm going to kill you'. He started to walk back towards me. I ran back inside and grabbed a couple of kitchen knives and chased them back out. Mr Asif Ali

Asif and Charlotte Ali. Credit: MEN Media

Mr Ali says he's released the CCTV footage in a bid to catch those responsible and is offering a £5,000 reward for any information which leads to a conviction.

Mr Ali added:

It was surreal. That someone could be so brazen and just walk into someone's house like that is unbelievable. We work hard, seven days a week sometimes, for what we have and it makes me angry that some people think they can just come and take that. They knew we were home. The lights were on, the cars were on the drive, the doors were open, and they've come into our home armed, knowing there were people inside, knowing there would likely be a confrontation and knowing they would cause some damage. Mr Asif Ali

Greater Manchester Police have been approached for comment.