American YouTuber’s attempt to interview a gang leader proved costly, he was kidnapped in Haiti.
A famous American YouTuber’s attempt to interview a notorious gang leader in Haiti proved costly. Edison Pierre Malouf has reportedly been kidnapped by a gang claiming to be the rulers of Haiti. Now he is demanding a huge amount of money in exchange for leaving the YouTuber. Let us tell you, Maalouf is also famous as Yourfellowarab and Arab.
Jimmy wanted to interview Barbecue
Georgia-based YouTuber Edison Pierre Malouf had arrived in the violence-torn country to interview Haiti’s most notorious gang leader, Jimmy Barbecue Charizard. On March 14, just 24 hours after the American YouTuber arrived in Haiti, he and an associate were captured by 400 Mawozo gang members.
Six million dollars ransom
According to a report, an American YouTuber has been kidnapped for a ransom of six lakh dollars. 40 thousand dollars have already been given in exchange for his release.
That’s why Malouf is famous
Let us tell you that Malouf has more than 1.4 million followers on YouTube. He is known for his dangerous exploits. In fact, he is famous for exploring dangerous places where no one usually goes.
Arab partner confirmed
Information about Maalouf’s kidnapping began spreading like wildfire on social media. On this his companion Lalem confirmed that his friend had been kidnapped. Lalem said on social media platform X, ‘Tried not to let this information come out for two weeks. However, now this news is spreading everywhere. Yes, it is true that Arab has been kidnapped in Haiti and we are trying to bring him back safely.
The last video came out
Lalem also shared one last video of YouTuber Maalouf. In this video, Arabs are seen in a hotel in Haiti. In the video he was seen saying that he and his team intended to go to the capital city Port-au-Prince. But they will have to wait till morning. He also said that Port-au-Prince is completely run by gangs, yet he is determined to go there.
American YouTuber Malouf posted on March 10, ‘If I die, thank you for watching everything I’ve shown you so far. If I survived, thank God.
Another friend has been kidnapped
At the same time, another YouTuber Miles Lord Miles Routledge claimed that he had spoken to the kidnapped streamer. Routledge said that Malouf was traveling with a fixer named Shawn Rubens Jean Sacra. He has also been kidnapped. “The Arab is being kept in a cage in Port-au-Prince, on the eastern outskirts of the capital,” he said.
