In a shocking development, a couple from Florida, USA are being held at ransom after being kidnapped from a bus. As per the family's statement, the couple was kidnapped last week from a bus. The kidnapped couple name is Jean-Dickens Toussaint and his wife Abigail Toussaint, of Tamarac. Jean-Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint were in Haiti to see ailing relatives and attend a community festival when they were kidnapped last Saturday while traveling on a bus from Port-au-Prince. Not only this, a family friend who met the couple at the airport to escort them was also kidnapped.
Their niece, Christie was quoted by a news outlet saying, "They (kidnappers) stopped the bus at a stop and they asked for the Americans on the bus and their escorts to come off the bus and then they took them. In response to an inquiry about the incident, the U.S. Department of State did not confirm a kidnapping but said it is "aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti." Now, the question arises why the couple were kidnapped or what are the demands of the kidnappers?
What are the demands of the kidnappers?
Te kidnappers initially demanded $6,000 for the couple's release, Nikese Toussaint, the sister of Jean Dickens Toussaint told a US news portal. Though once they sent the money, the price went up to $200,000 per person and "we don't have that type of money," Christie was quoted.
Nikese Toussaint said they did not know how to reach Haiti police so have not contacted them, but said they did reach out to the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. "The U.S. Department of State and our embassies and consulates abroad have no greater priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas," the U.S. Department of State said. "When a U.S. citizen is missing, we work closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts, and we share information with families however we can." "We have nothing further to share at this time," the statement added.
Americans react to Florida Couple's kidnapping case
A user wrote, "..stop to read..The Imbert and Toussaint families need your help and prayers to bring them back home to their child and family. Abigail Toussaint,33 and Jean-Dickens Toussaint,33 were kidnapped in Haiti in the Port-au-Prince Area on Saturday the 18th. Please share!! "
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❗️stop to read❗️The Imbert and Toussaint families need your help and prayers to bring them back home to their child and family. Abigail Toussaint,33 and Jean-Dickens Toussaint,33 were kidnapped in Haiti in the Port-au-Prince Area on Saturday the 18th. Please share!! @stefanurkel_ pic.twitter.com/kzLsmGOujf
— Najeé Maité (@NajeeMaite) March 23, 2023
Another user wrote, ""Jean-Dickens Toussaint, 33, and his wife, Abigail Toussaint, from Tamarac, Florida, were in Haiti to see ailing relatives and attend a festival when they were abducted on a bus ride from the capital Port-au-Prince last Saturday."
"Jean-Dickens Toussaint, 33, and his wife, Abigail Toussaint, from Tamarac, Florida, were in Haiti to see ailing relatives and attend a festival when they were abducted on a bus ride from the capital Port-au-Prince last Saturday."
— Graphenes (@Graphenes1) March 25, 2023