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US Missionary Freed in Niger, Reunites With Wife — Trump Confirms
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- US President Donald Trump has announced the release of American missionary Kevin Rideout, who spent more than nine months in captivity in Niger after being abducted outside his home in Niamey in October 2025.In a post on his Truth Social account Sunday, Trump...S1
- American missionary Kevin Rideout, held captive in Niger for nine months, has been released and reunited with his wife, preparing to return home to the US. : https://punchng.com/us-missionary-kidnapped-in-niger-reunited-with-wife-returning-home-trump/S2
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US Missionary Freed in Niger, Reunites With Wife — Trump Confirms
US President Donald Trump has announced the release of American missionary Kevin Rideout, who spent more than nine months in captivity in Niger after being abducted outside his hom…
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US missionary kidnapped in Niger reunited with wife, returning home – Trump
American missionary Kevin Rideout, held captive in Niger for nine months, has been released and reunited with his wife, preparing to return home to the US. : https://punchng.com/us…
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What to know
- US President Donald Trump has announced the release of American missionary Kevin Rideout, who spent more than nine months in captivity in Niger after being abducted outside his home in Niamey in October 2025.In a post on his Truth Social account Sunday, Trump...S1
- American missionary Kevin Rideout, held captive in Niger for nine months, has been released and reunited with his wife, preparing to return home to the US. : https://punchng.com/us-missionary-kidnapped-in-niger-reunited-with-wife-returning-home-trump/S2
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