* Philip Walton, 27, was taken from his farm in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by kidnappers armed with AK-47 assault rifles
* He was brought across the border to Nigeria where U.S. officials feared he could be taken or sold to a group of Islamist militants
* His captors demanded a ransom from his father who also lives in Niger
* SEAL Team 6 rescued Walton in a daring early-morning raid on Saturday
* All but one of his seven captors were killed in the dramatic operation
* 'They were all dead before they knew what happened,' an official said
A U.S. citizen kidnapped at gunpoint in the West African nation of Niger this past week has been rescued in a dramatic U.S. military operation in neighboring Nigeria, the defense department confirmed.
Philip Walton, 27, was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by kidnappers armed with AK-47 assault rifles who demanded a $1million ransom from the man's father.
The Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that the successful operation was undertaken by elite commandos from SEAL Team 6 in a daring early-morning raid after they tracked the kidnappers phones.
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