Gaddafi furiously walked away, gesturing that he intended to cover the  journey to the capital on foot, and could be persuaded to yield only after intervention by Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, who coincidentally was also at the airport.
Gaddafi angrily departed, conveying that he intended to walk to the capital and would only agree after Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo's involvement, an event also occurring at the airport.