Unic Press UK: An American hostage Philip Walton, who was abducted Tuesday in Niger Republic earlier last week and moved to northern Nigeria has been rescued in a raid Saturday by a team United States special forces, says President Donald Trump.
Last night, our Country’s brave warriors rescued an American hostage in Nigeria. Our Nation salutes the courageous soldiers behind the daring nighttime rescue operation and celebrates the safe return of yet another American citizen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2020
Big win for our very elite U.S. Special Forces today. Details to follow!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2020
The man was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by armed kidnappers who demanded a ransom from the man’s father, the AP news wrote.
Philip Walton, who lives his wife and child in Massalata in southern Niger, was abducted Tuesday morning from his farm in the Massalata by armed kidnappers who demanded a ransom from the man’s father, the AP news wrote. His abductors, six men, had invaded his farm with AK47 assault rifle on motorbikes.