For years, global diplomats insisted they could tame Haiti’s violent criminal networks with committees, resolutions, and peacekeepers who rarely left their compounds. That fantasy collapsed this week when one of the country’s most notorious warlords issued a direct threat — and the United Nations bolted for cover.
Jimmy Chérizier, widely known as “Barbecue,” isn’t just another street criminal—he’s the man who now commands massive influence in Port‑au‑Prince. The former police officer turned gang commander posted a late‑night video Sunday telling Haitians to stay off the streets.
His warning was unmistakable:
“Those who don’t need to, do not go out into the streets. Leave the streets to ‘Viv Ansanm’ and the police so that we can confront them,” he declared, according to HaitiLibre.
That single statement sent shockwaves through every foreign mission in the city. Within hours, the U.N. instructed its personnel to hunker down, halting all travel across Haiti’s West region. Mathias Gillmann, speaking for the organization, confirmed to Fox News Digital that staff were ordered to remain home for the day.
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