Two sources said the group included four top officials, amongst them two generals. The identity of the other general has not been confirmed.
A Reuters reporter in Agadez said the four top officials were staying at a hotel in Agadez owned by Qaddafi.
“The group arrived in four four-wheel-drive vehicles on Thursday afternoon,” one of the sources said, adding that they were accompanied by Nigerien security forces.
Niger’s government was not available for comment on Friday morning.
The arrival of the group follows that of the head of Qaddafi’s security brigades, Mansour Dhao, who crossed into Niger in a convoy on Monday.
Niger has said it had allowed the Libyans into its territory on humanitarian grounds but has come under pressure from the international community to hand over former Qaddafi officials suspected of human rights abuses.
