Jeff Woodke, a U.S. aid worker who was held hostage for over six years after being kidnapped from his home in Niger, has been released.
A video grab made on October 18, 2016 shows U.S. aid worker Jeffery Woodke during a ceremony to introduce his NGO in Abalak, two days before he was captured. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Imagesfor more than six years, has been released, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Monday.
Further details about Woodke's release were not immediately available. The White House and the State Department did not immediately respond to an Axios' request for comment.
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