US Forces Rescue American In Nigeria, Kill 6 Captors
October 31, 2020
4:00 pm
United States forces have rescued an American taken hostage in Nigeria.
Philip Walton, 27, was seized by gunmen in Niger on October 26.
Walton was moved to northern Nigeria where he was held.
The Pentagon confirmed that the operation was executed on Saturday.
…‘U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men.’
‘This American citizen is safe and is now in the care of the U.S. Department of State. No U.S military personnel were injured during the operation,’ Pentagon
