Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Libreville
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2020
Abstract
in 2019, ADORO CHUKWIDI, a Nigerien national, reportedly received two ivory tusks from his brother, who was finally returning to the country, each weighing 0.5 kg. Eager to get rid of it, he approached the Nigerian-born AGHAEZE CHUKWU to help him find a buyer. Shortly afterwards, AGHAEZE in turn told his friend DIALLO DEMBA, who had previously informed him that he had met a Togolese subject, an ivory trafficker looking for the so-called product. Both on their way going to ADORO CHUKWIDI's workshop to collect the ivory tusks and present them to the so-called trafficker in a hotel room, they were surprised by the arrival of the officers of the provincial branch of the judicial police.
Language of document
French
Reference number
Decision No. 032/2020
Charges
Possession of ivory tusks and complicity of possession
Species
Money value
XAF 10,000 (ten thousand)
Transnational
No
Decision
The accused were found guilty.
Appealed
No
Penalty
The accused were sentenced to 2 years mprisonment ; The accused were sentence to a fine of XAF 250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand); The accused were sentenced to jointly pay the sum of XAF 3,000,000 (three million) as civil damages; The accused were sentenced to pay the costs; The court ordered the sealed products to be made available to the competent administration.
Legislation cited
of Decree No 163/PR/MEF setting the conditions for the possession, transport and trade in wild animal species, trophies and hunting products