WILDLEX

On March 17, 2014, in Mindourou, the eco-guards of the Divisional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife of Upper-Nyong arrested the accused Mpoul John Stephane with elephant skulls and jawbones he had collected two days before in the forest without any prior administrative authorization.

The accused MPATOUTOU Jean Calvin and SELEMA Bienvenu were arrested in the locality of Bonando, in a zone prohibited from hunting by elements of the conservation service in illegal possession of 01 hunting gun and ammunition. During interrogations, they acknowledged committing the offence as charged and pleaded guilty.

NDJOYA Felix, BIAKAN Bertrand, BALOKA Greffi got into the park of Boumba in Salapoumbe with an AK47 and ammunitions to carry out hunting. During this activity, one of the elephants shot by the accused Biakan charged towards him seriously wounding the latter.

In 2018, the accused persons NDOUM France Willy, NAMOUDOU Jean Pierre & MINDOUM Achille were arrested and prosecuted before the Military Court for the illegal detention of trophies of protected animal species (Elephant) and war arms (kalachnikov) and 48 ammunitions.

An informant of the investigation office of the Military forces (BIM), Yokadouma informed the Chief of Investigations that he learned that some persons were planning to organize a poaching activity with the use of a war arm, of mark Kalashnikov.

NGOUALONG KUETE Ebenezer Felicien was sentenced six (6) months suspended imprisonment terms within three (3) years, to pay 268,325XAF for fines & costs and 907.500 XAF as damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.

In 2016, NTIKAM ABDOURAMANI was arrested by Forestry and Wildlife officials for illegal detention of pangolin scales as he was about to traffic them. He was prosecuted and sentenced at the Court of First Instance of Bertoua. 0n the 27 January 2016, he was sentenced to a weak imprisonment term of 55 days only.

In December 2013, the chief of Forestry and Wildlife control post of Lomié with one of his agents, proceeded to arrest OUM Paul Guy Merlin and OWONA Max Richelieu in a vehicle belonging to the Ngoyla municipality. After searching the vehicle, 02 ivory tusks were seized.

The accused SANGONO Ramses Corneille was arrested in the locality of Bonando, in a zone prohibited from hunting by elements of the conservation service with 03 live tortoises. During interrogations, he acknowledged committing the offence as charged and pleaded guilty.

Elements of the conservation service of Dja organized an anti-poaching patrol mission in the Dja reserve. During this mission, the accused SELLE Alphonse was found in possession of two bags containing freshly killed protected animal species on his motorbike.