By Osagie Alonge
Former Libyan leader Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi is dead, several reports have stated.
According to Retuers, the 69-year-old died of wounds suffered on Thursday, October 20, 2011, as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya‘s interim rulers said.
After 8 months of unrest in Libya, Gaddafi was reportedly captured in his hometown after revolutionary fighter attacked his house in Sirte. According to the reports, he was shot several times while trying to escape.
‘He (Gaddafi) was also hit in his head’. There was a lot of firing against his group and he died‘, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters.
Gaddafi’s death however remains unclear as there little or no evidence to prove this news.
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It can now be confirmed that Gaddafi is dead. Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril confirmed his demise today as rebel forces hoisted the new Libyan flag in the city of Tripoli, the nation’s capital. Proof of his death – a short clip showing fighters surrounding his dead body has also surfaced online.
Gaddafi who upon his demise, was wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of ordering the killing of civilians. His government was toppled by rebel forces on August 23, 2011, just a week before his 42nd anniversary of the military coup which began in 1969.
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18 comments
Adieu Gadaffi you will rot in hell if truly you are dead
Is it good or bad news?
finally libyan citizens have taken him away to join his ancestors! may his soul rest in perfect peace
yeaaaa his finally dead eyaaa sorry may ur sool rest in perfect peace amen.
Am very for libya how i was there i would ve thought him d lesson of his life
ha ha gadaffi…….. dead? 4 were, how, wen?
we should learnt that whatever we do in this world , we are going to pay for it.
So death can stil tk pple lk godaffi.
Gaddafi is de worst coward I hve ever seen so all de die hard talkz and stuffs na so e reach,I hope dey catch his son sha dt one na another heavy arrow
Are u sure this man is truly dead…….Cos whala dey
Though Gadhaffi is now dead.. Somehow, i feel d Libyans are going to regret it one way or d other… Sooner or later! God knows best…
The westerns word has achieved there aims in Libya by killing Gaddafi, this same westerns word are just taking there time removing the great men we have in Africa because of our natural resources, but one day all this will come to end, when Africa will come up with one voice and one mind. You can only blind the they foolish once in Africa not the wise once. Gaddafi you are a great man a hero, the strong voice Africa. The people of Libya and Africa will crying of your absent one Day
Mazi Gada! its obvious dat no 1 was born a king or a president daz y my ppl say”Eze puó eze anochie” rest in…..mr Gada
The so called king of kings’s dead! God forgive him!!
Its too late,God can not forgive him anymore,he has lost d Audercity and priviledge of GOD MERCY..after Death na Judgement
I think sit tight african leaders should learn from Gaddafi episode.
EVERYBODY this man is good person and libya will regret that one day.
A man who make libya to be the best nigeria leaders are bad than this so all fools support that this man died rest in peace a great leader one day US shall fall soon.