12/09/2011 10:16
Saadi Gaddafi in Niger
One of deposed Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi’s sons, Saadi Gaddafi, arrived Sunday in Niger, a government spokesman said, AFP reported.
“Today, September 11, a patrol of the Nigerien armed forces intercepted a convoy in which was found one of Gaddafi’s sons,” Marou Amadou said.
It was Saadi Gaddafi, a former footballer, said Amadou.
Saadi, 38, the third of Gaddafi’s seven sons, is a playboy who renounced a football career in 2004 to join the army, where he led an elite unit.
Niger vowed Friday to respect international commitments if wanted Libyans entered its territory, and confirmed that three Gaddafi-era generals, including his air force chief, Al-Rifi Ali Al-Sharif, had arrived in Agadez.