Any American takes an awful risk living anywhere in Nigeria.
I don’t know the circumstances of his residency or why the Seals where assigned to rescue him.
I tend to doubt they do this just because he’s American.
Missionary
I don’t know, Trump maybe figures go in while info is hot and don’t wait like past admins and let trail go cold and enemy bolster their defences. Trump is so anti-whats been done in the past. Or he could been a CIA asset, don’t know but I bet he is glad Trump is in office and not a Democrat