Jeffery Woodke
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Jeffery Woodke is an American who was held as a hostage for six years.[2] CNN reported Woodke was an "aid worker", the Washington Post reported he was a "Christian aid worker".[1][3] The Guardian reported he was a "missionary and aid worker".[4]
He was kidnapped in Niger, but it is believed he was held in Mali.[2]
Oliver Dubois, a French national, who was also a hostage, was released at the same time.[2]
US officials have said the US paid no ransom, and made no concessions, to secure Woodke's release.[2] BBC News attributed the hostages' release to the efforts of Nigerien authorities.[5]
A group with ties to al Qaeda was believed to have been the group holding Woodke.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kylie Atwood (2023-03-20). "American citizen held hostage for 6 years in West Africa has been freed". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/politics/jeffery-woodke-freed-niger/index.html. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Eric Schmitt, Adam Goldman (2023-03-20). "American Held Hostage in Africa Is Freed". New York Times (Washington, DC). Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320150125/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/us/politics/hostage-jeffery-woodke-freed.html. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ John Hudson (2023-03-20). "American hostage freed from captivity in Africa". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/20/jeffery-woodke-hostage-niger/. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "US aid worker and French journalist freed after years held hostage in Africa". The Guardian. 2023-03-20. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/20/niger-hostage-free-jeffery-woodke-olivier-dubois. Retrieved 2023-03-20. "Woodke was seized at gunpoint in October 2016 from his home in Abalak in the Tahoua region of Niger, about 350km (220 miles) from Niamey."
- ↑ "Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois finally freed in West Africa". BBC News. 2023-03-20. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65017545. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
