On May 2, 2018, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere Reserve received an information on the fact that an important ivory consignment was about to move from a village through the Oveng road axis. The service put in place a response strategy on the road axis and at 8:00PM, a vehicle transporting NDONGO DOUM Stéphane Dominique and NNANGA MIMBA Venant was intercepted at a place called Doum village. After a systematic search, the control agents discovered that ivory tusks were hidden in a compartment at the back of the vehicle. The two suspects were conducted to the Conservation service where they revealed the identity of the owner of ivory in the person of ALIOUM Souley who was subsequently arrested after an entrapment in his house following cooperation of NDONGO and NNANGA. ALIOUM then confessed to be the owner of the tusks.
Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Djoum
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2018
Abstract
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 182/COR
Charges
Killing of totally protected species (elephants) Illegal detention of and circulation with trophies (106 elephant ivory tusks) of totally protected species
Species
Money value
Unknown
Transnational
No
Decision
Guilty of killing of totally protected species and illegal detention of and circulation with trophies of totally protected species. Condemned to five months’ imprisonment each and 3,183,720 XAF all as fines and court fees and to pay 53,945,000 XAF as damages to the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.
Appealed
No
Legislation cited
Penal Code, sec. 74
Law No 94-01 of 20th January 1994 to lay down forestry, fisheries and wildlife regulations, secs. 78, 97, 101, 158