NEW DELHI: YouTube sensation Addison Pierre Maalouf, widely known as YourFellowArab, has reportedly gone missing in Haiti after venturing into the country plagued by gang violence, report the New York Post.
The Georgia-based YouTuber, known for exploring off-the-beaten-path locations, has not posted on his Instagram since July of last year, according to several reports.
Unverified reports suggest that Maalouf traveled to Port-au-Prince for an interview with the notorious Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier.
According to local reports, “The kidnappers, acting under the orders of the fearsome gang leader “Lanmò 100 jou”, a member of the “Viv Ansanm” coalition, demanded an exorbitant ransom of $600,000 for the journalist’s [Maalouf] release. Despite the payment of an initial tranche of $40,000, the kidnappers demanded a much larger sum for his complete release.”
Twitch streamer Lalem also spoke about the issue in a tweet shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, “Tried keeping it private for 2 weeks, but it’s getting out everywhere now, yes Arab has been kidnapped in Haiti and we’re working on getting him out. Love ya’ll, he’ll be out soon.”

Fellow YouTuber Miles Routledge, who claims to have spoken to the kidnapped streamer, said that Maalouf was traveling with a fixer called Sean Roubens Jean Sacra, who was also kidnapped.
“Arab has been kept in a cage in a place on the eastern outskirts of the Capital, Port-au-Prince,” he said.
“Arab has stated that despite the hardships, he’s going to come out with a great video after this, and he should be out in no time. Sean was actually offered to be let go, but he’s a great guy and doesn’t want to leave Arab on his own, so he has decided to stay,” Routledge added.