Libya: 3 Nigerians die fighting for Gaddafi

AS fighting intensified in Libya between the National Transitional Council (NTC) forces and soldiers loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, three Nigerians accused of fighting for the ousted Libyan leader were reported killed by forces of the NTC at the weekend near Sirte, his home town.
According to Hamada Radio International monitored in Kaduna on Monday, those killed were Ugochukwu Okafor, aged 33; Emeka Aloysius Mohammed, 33 and Braimoh Robinson Garba, 30.
The Nigerian Union in Libya, the report said, had alleged that the Nigerian government abandoned its consular responsibility to stranded Nigerians in Libya.
“Some of the Nigerians were shown on a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) programme, presented by Zainab Bedawi, over the weekend. Despite the recognition given the NTC by President Jonathan, Nigerians and other black Africans were subject of attacks by the rebel forces.
“An NTC source said the hostility against Nigerians might not be unconnected with the belief that Gaddafi’s followers were  sheltered in Kano and some northern Nigerian cities.
“The most recent case was the arrival of family members of the former Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria, the late Mohammed  Sherrefedeen, who held both Libyan and Nigerian nationalities and was a fluent Hausa speaker.
“He served as Gaddafi’s Ambassador in 1980. Along with General Yussef Dbiri, whose mother was from Nguru, Yobe State, and General Khaled Haoussawe, from Kano,” the report said.

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