Addison Pierre Maalouf, recognized by his online persona 'YourFellowArab' or simply 'Arab,' has reportedly been abducted while in Haiti.

The prominent YouTube personality, known for his ventures into hazardous territories often overlooked by conventional tourism, went missing after journeying to the violence-ridden nation. Maalouf's last social media activity on Instagram dates back to July of the previous year. Unverified reports circulating online suggest that prior to his disappearance, Arab ventured to Port-au-Prince with intentions to conduct an interview with the notorious figure Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier.

Haiti24 reports that kidnappers, allegedly acting on behalf of the notorious gang leader "Lanmò 100 jou," a part of the "Viv Ansanm" coalition, have demanded a staggering ransom of $600,000 for the release of journalist Maalouf. Despite an initial payment of $40,000, the kidnappers insisted on a substantially larger amount for his full release.

Sneako, a popular streamer, discussed Maalouf's abduction during a recent live broadcast, stating: "Arab has been kidnapped in Haiti. He has been kidnapped for 15 days. YourFellowArab, a YouTuber and a good friend, a love speech member.... free Arab and pray for Arab. Arab has been kidnapped for 15 days. I just saw an article. Yeah, I know, a random announcement. A random announcement, I know."

Twitch streamer Lalem also commented on the situation in a tweet posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, March 29th, "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."

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