DHAKA: The Libyan government says former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saadi, has been extradited from Niger and is now in custody in Tripoli.

Pictures posted on the internet showed him having his head and beard shaved, reports the BBC.

Saadi Gaddafi, the former head of Libya’s football federation, fled after his father was killed in the 2011 revolution.

He is accused of shooting protesters and other crimes during his father’s rule.

The Libyan government made an announcement about Saadi Gaddafi’s extradition in a short statement early on Thursday.

‘The Libyan government received today Saadi Gaddafi and he arrived in Tripoli,’ it said.

The plane with Saadi, one of Col Gaddafi’s seven sons, landed at 02:50 local time (00:50 GMT).

BDST: 1409 HRS, MAR 06, 2014