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An American citizen has been kidnapped in the West African nation of Benin, a US embassy spokeswoman has confirmed. The victim's identity could not be immediately determined, nor was it clear who the kidnappers were or whether the person seized remained in the hands of the abductors. 'I can confirm an American got kidnapped in Benin last week," Melissa Ford, a spokeswoman for the US embassy in neighbouring Nigeria said.

A US national kidnapped last week in Benin has been freed by security forces and two of his Nigerian abductors arrested, an official has said. The man, who has not been identified, is believed to have travelled to the West African nation after reportedly being targeted by cybercriminals. His kidnappers forced him to contact his family for a ransom, police said. [...] "The kidnapped American has just been found in [the south-west] Mono region and two of his kidnappers, Nigerians, were arrested and are in the hands of the police in Benin," ...