Popular YouTuber and streamer YourFellowArab reportedly kidnapped and held for $600,000 ransom in Haiti

On March 29, 2024, popular YouTuber and streamer YourFellowArab, also known as "Arab," garnered traction on social media after reports claiming that he got kidnapped in Haiti surfaced. The update was posted by @FearedBuck on X, and it included an excerpt from Atlas News reporting that a US journalist had been kidnapped in Haiti.

It reads:

The report stated that YourFellowArab was with his Haitian colleague, Sacra Sean, and had traveled to Delmas 6 to interview an individual known as Jimmy "Barbecue" Cerisier. This individual was a member of the criminal organization "Lanmó 100 jou."

According to Atlas News, YourFellowArab and his Haitian colleague were kidnapped by the same criminal organization that Jimmy "Barbecue" was a member of:

The outlet also claimed that the criminal group received a payment of $40,000:

On the same day (March 29, 2024), Twitch streamer Lalem posted an update on YourFellowArab's situation in Haiti. He tweeted that he attempted to keep the situation private for two weeks. However, after seeing it surface on social media, he decided to speak up.

Lalem wrote:

Lalem also retweeted a one-minute and 20-second video of YourFellowArab, which he claimed was taken before he was kidnapped.

Arab stated in the video that he was unable to leave for Port-au-Prince until the morning due to the late hour. He elaborated:

YouTube star Darren "IShowSpeed" has also expressed surprise about YourFellowArab's situation.