Social media star YourFellowArab has been taken hostage in Haiti by one of the gangs who have become de-facto leaders in the midst of the violence that has ravaged the Caribbean island.
YourFellowArab, whose real name is Addison Pierre Maalouf, was on the island to interview the man known popularly as Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cerisier, the most powerful gang leader in the country.
On March 14, Maalouf was taken by a gang known as the 400 Mawozo, led by kingpin Lanmo 100 jou, who is on the FBI most wanted list. Maalouf is being held for a ransom of $600,000.
Around $40,000 has been paid so far to the hostage takers, reports Haiti24. A Haitian colleague was also taken.
Maalouf, who is of Lebanese descent, is based in Atlanta. On his official website, Maalouf refers to himself as a ‘comedian, pro player and content creator… Man of the people.’
One of Maalouf’s colleagues, Twitch stream Lalem, confirmed in an X post that his friend had been taken hostage. He ended the message on a positive note saying: ‘He’ll be out soon.’
Lalem reposted the last video that Maalouf posted, showing him in Haiti. He tells viewers about the dangers of being in the country at the present time.
Maalouf says that his crew intended to travel to Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince but that they were waiting to leave in the early hours of the morning so that they would arrive there in day light.
‘All it takes is one stupid gang member holding an AK-47 for one thing to go wrong,’ he tells his followers.
Lalem also asked those with Maalouf’s phone number not to text him for his own safety.
When Maalouf left for Haiti he tweeted: ‘Going on another one of those trips. If I die, thanks for watching what I’ve put out. If I live, all glory to God.’
The FBI is offering a reward of $1 million for information that results in the arrest of Lanmo 100 jou.
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The gang that have this YouTuber are called the Plifa their actually demanding a $600,000 ransom from the USA to let him go.
warning your stupidity can get you killed in this life warning
but ya know for the views bruh!! think about all the attention bruh!
theres a reason no one goes to these places. this guys just became a statistic.
Too risky
Yo depose les Armes
GARNIER vickerson new Haitian president Haiti 🇭🇹
he was freed at the same day as thsi was posted 300K tho 💀
#haiti they should ask for 5 million 😂😂😂😂😂 he puts himself in these situations 🙄
He is worth a ton of money. #haitibarbecue #Haitiangang
Que sirva d lição pros que se dizem influenciadores😡, e que fazem d tudo por Likes🤦♀️, achando que são os bam bam os Lacradores d conteúdos .
E ainda presta um mal serviço pra humanidade incentivando- os a fazerem , muitas das vezes coisas erradas e sem lógicas .
Eu hem 🤦♀️Melhorem .
I actually went t this hotel in 2017 we were pretty much the only people there back then too. How this huge hotel does not go bankrupt is a mystery to me.
Ignorance is bliss
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i feel sorry that he's probably going to be forced to drink contaminated water
Dude faked a kidnapping and got arrested. clown
Hotel alone, The shining.
Thats not a place you go to but seems like he knew he was doing something really dumb.
Retarded youtubers is correct
Omg I watched him damn sad
😂 kids this is exactly what you shouldn't be doin with your life. Get a real job 🤣
He already said that he lied and it was April fools joke !! What’s going on in Haiti right now isn’t a joke !!! Take that mess somewhere else !!! He should be ashamed of himself
🫅🏻🇭🇹♾️👩🏼✈️👨🏽✈️🧑✈️👩🏽✈️👩🏾✈️💂🫅🏻💂👍🏻 EVERYONE FOLLOWS THE QUEEN MOTHER OF YAHWEH IN HAITI !!!🧑🏫🌅💞🏙️🌇🏭👩❤️👨🏬🕌🏩🍌⛱️🦚🦩🍉🍅🍍🥑🌽🫖☕🥭💖🌅👩🏾✈️👩🏽✈️🧑✈️👨🏽✈️👩🏼✈️♾️🇭🇹🫅🏻
Rip
You should be ashamed, you rented a car in Cap haitien and you promised to return the car to the same place but because you think your are a White guy you didn't want to follow the law, you wanted to do the same thing US government is doing to us here. Bring your own law
Natural selection
Why no update like he’s been released by the same gang leader Barbecue who then invited him too celebrate his birthday with him. Your Haiti is a bad place narrative is propaganda.
All for clicks
you got all these dumb youtubers thinking cause they got a youtube channel they can just go places with no care for their safety… stupid. more over these guys deliberately travel to hot spots. Now we all know that the news and media has more than a way of shining a bad light upon places less traveled by those of lighter skin complexion, and that no all such places are as depicted, BUT!!! we also know that places are not to be underestimated either. And if your green and not a part of such places then you typically stand out like a sore thumb and very much can be viewed as an easy target. so travel at your own risk. cause there is always some idiot looking to take advantage of your ignorance. Your playing tourist reporter in a place basically in the midst of civil war. people in desperate need, but here you are going about with your iphone and camera gear. how stupid can you be.
Unfortunately, Haiti has changed for the worst!!!! I can still remember going to school in Pétion-Ville back in the early 90's!!!! I lived in Port-Au-Prince and Laboule!!!! I truly love Haiti but I am so very scared to even go there for a visit because I am extremely scared of what can happen to me!!!! Until Haiti completely and seriously overhaul's it's partly corrupt/corrupted government, things cannot and will not change for the better!!!! 😐😐😐😐
Bad barbecue.