Ingoya Jean Bosco, Akondzo Ebba, Ngouabi Gabin, Awone Tuta are resident at Pokola. In July 2017, Ingoya Jean Bosco and Awone Tuta were contacted by one known as Potin to carry out big hunting expedition. They accepted and went to the forest in Ndoki 2 area where they killed one elephant. Back in the village, they were arrested by rangers with two war weapons type PMAK while Potin escaped with ivory tusks. Back in 2015, Akondzo Ebba borrowed XAF 26,000 (twenty-six thousand) to Ingoya before he entered in the forest. Both squabbled because Akondzo wanted to be reimbursed. So when Ingoya was arrested Akondzo was also arrested for providing means to Ingoya. During investigations, rangers in order to dismantle the poaching network found phone conversations between Ingoya and Ngouabi Gabin during the time Ingoya was in the forest. All the four were therefore arrested and brought to the state prosecutor.
The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Ingoya Jean Bosco, Akondzo Ebba Farrel Vince, Ngouabi Gabin, Awone Tuta Gerard
Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2018
Abstract
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 012/2018
Charges
Complicity of killing of a totally protected specie (elephant).
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
Akondzo Ebba Jarel and Ngouabi Gabin were found not guilty of complicity for the killing of one elephant; Ingoya Jean Bosco and Awone Tuta Gerard were found guilty of complicity for the killing of one elephant.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Ingoya Jean Bosco and Awone Tuta Gerard were sentenced to two years imprisonment, XAF 200,000 (two hundred thousand) as fines each, and to pay court fees. The Imprisonment in default of payment was fixed at its minimum.
Legislation cited
Law No 37-2008 of 28 November 2008 on wildlife and protected areas