American hostage Philip Walton kidnapped by jihadis in Niger freed in 'high-risk raid' in Nigeria by elite Seal Team Six

AN AMERICAN who was recently abducted by jihadis in Niger has been rescued in a "high-risk raid" by the elite Seal Team Six.

Philipe Nathan Walton, 27, had been kidnapped in the West African nation on October 26 and gunmen demanded a ransom from his relatives, local officials said.

He was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger at 1.45am.

ABC News reported on Saturday that Walton has been rescued "during a high-risk US military raid in neighboring Nigeria."

Counterterrorism officials said the Seal team "carried out the rescue mission and killed all but one of the captors."

The operation was said to have involved the US, Niger, and Nigeria governments.

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