Niger’s government has confirmed that Muammar Gadaffi's son al-Saadi has crossed into the country.
Al-Saadi, the fugitive ruler's 37-year-old son, entered Niger in a convoy with nine other people, Niger Justice Minister Amadou Morou has said.
The vehicles were traveling south toward the outpost of Agadez, where other fleeing Libyan loyalists are believed to be holed up in a hotel.
"I wish to announce that one of Gadaffi's sons, al-Saadi Gadaffi, was intercepted in the north of Niger by a patrol of the Nigerien military," Morou told reporters.
Morou said that al-Saadi has “no status at all" in Niger, indicating that he has not been granted refugee status, which is guarantees certain rights.
Since last week, several convoys carrying senior officials of the former Libyan