Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya's former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has been assassinated.

BBC reports that the 53-year-old Gaddafi junior's lawyer told AFP that his client was killed by a "four-man commando" unit at his home in the city of Zintan.

However, the identities of the assailants have not been confirmed.

In contrast, his sister reportedly told Libyan TV that he had died near the country's border with Algeria.

After his father, who was equally assassinated, Saif al-Islam was regarded as the most influential and feared figure in Libya.

His father ruled Libya from 1969 until he was ousted and killed during an uprising in 2011.

After the overthrow of his father, Saif al-Islam-accused of playing a centr...