▁" gre y ▁areas " ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Kid n apping ▁After ▁only ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁upon ▁arrival ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mar rero ▁in ▁Som alia , ▁Le ▁G ou il ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁five ▁men ▁armed ▁with ▁A K - 4 7 s ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁ab duct ors ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁told ▁Le ▁G ou il ’ s ▁transl ator ▁and ▁driver ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁scene ▁immediately . ▁Le ▁G ou il ▁was ▁then ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁Bos aso ▁region ▁to ▁a ▁mountain ous ▁area ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁access ▁to ▁clean ▁water ▁or ▁medicine . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁release ▁Le ▁G ou il , ▁the ▁kid n app ers ▁supposed ly ▁wanted ▁$ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁government . ▁Vari ous ▁el ders ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁many ▁government ▁officials ▁were ▁negoti ating ▁this ▁trade - off ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁set ▁Le ▁G ou il ▁free . ▁E ight ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁Le ▁G ou il ▁was ▁finally ▁released ▁to ▁two ▁el ders , ▁who ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁cl an ▁as ▁the ▁kid n app ers . ▁Supp osed ly ▁no ▁money ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Le ▁G ou il ’ s ▁freedom . ▁When ▁set ▁free , ▁he ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁good ▁health ▁with ▁no ▁major ▁inj uries . ▁So on ▁after ▁his