Islamic State (IS), who took him hostage within minutes of him arriving in the country ...
His colleagues were people he had got to know through his work as a taxi driver, ...
he told BBC News he was not a Muslim himself,
Sounds like one of his colleagues set him up.
Lesson No. 1:
Never help people who wish to kill you.
Lesson No. 2:
Help and try to affect the needy in your own country first.
Lesson No. 3:
If you are going to be stupid enough to help these savages always carry a firearm.
“Weak-minded leftist who fell for the “religion of peace” malarky”