Niamey: Officials have confirmed that Col Muammar Gaddafi’s security chief is among several former Libyan officials who have arrived in the capital of Niger, Niamey. They say the man, Mansour Daw, entered the country on Sunday and travelled via the desert city of Agadez.
Meanwhile, a convoy said to be carrying dozens of heavily armed Gaddafi loyalists as well as gold and cash, is headed for Niger’s capital.
Niger officials say Col Gaddafi is not believed to be travelling with it.
A senior rebel military commander said that he believed Col Gaddafi was still in Libya, but heading away from areas which have seen fighting.
“We have it from many sources that he’s trying to go further south, towards Chad or Niger,” Hisham Buhagiar said in an interview.
The former Libyan leader has vowed to fight to the death, even though he has lost control of most of the country.
Niger officials said Mr Daw, who headed Col Gaddafi’s personal security brigades, crossed into Niger on Sunday.
Niger officials said Mr Daw, who headed Col Gaddafi’s personal security brigades, crossed into Niger on Sunday.
Niger Interior Minister Abdou Labo told reporters on Tuesday that Mr Daw had been allowed to enter the country on humanitarian grounds.
The latest convoy to reach Niger from Libya arrived in Agadez on Monday, and is said to be headed for Niamey, 950km (600 miles) to the south-west.
It is believed to consist of at least 50 heavily armed vehicles, and to include Tuareg fighters recruited by Col Gaddafi.
“Vehicles carrying gold, euros and dollars crossed from Jufra into Niger with the help of Tuaregs from the Niger tribe,” Fathi Baja from Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) said.
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