WILDLEX

On the 20 June 2016, Bertoua military officials received reliable information about an ongoing illegal poaching activity in the zone of Libongo, sub division of Salapoumbe. The military officials mobilized a squadron of 175 gendarmes who left Bertoua to the said zone to arrest the traffickers.

In January 2018, military officials of the gendarmerie post of Socambo received reliable information on an ongoing illegal trafficking activity.

In July 2012, the accused GBAMAN Benjamin confiscated four (04) elephant ivories seized by elements of the Divisional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife, Yokadouma and kept in their premises. The accused denied the allegations claiming he was not in town and could not have possibly confiscated the ivories putting up a defense alibi.

In February 2017, the accused Djembo Paul acting on the account of Mogbwe Godefroy gave two (02) baby elephant ivories to the co-offender Djibril Karibou. The two had a misunderstanding and the former requested the services of his cohort the named Sameloe Dieudonné who dressed as an Ecoguard, proceeded to seize the ivory tusks.

On 9 July 2015, elements of the conservation service organized a sweep operation in the Forestry Management Unit N°10007 in the forest of Bekasi. During this operation, the accused MBOUTOU Pierre was arrested with two (02) hunting guns and ammunitions in the said zone.

On the 26 April 2016, military officials in Djoum arrested the accused persons in possession of 36 elephant ivories. The accused TAKAMTCHOANG confessed that a certain Armand gave him the ivories and he approached the ATANGANA, an Ecoguard to help him convey the ivories to Yaoundé using his vehicle.

On the 21 December 2015, elements of the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere reserve arrested the accused BELINGA Gabriel and EMINI KOUNOU Christian in the forest located in Elig-Edjo, a few kilometres from YEN along the Djoum-Oveng road. They had camped in the forest and were found in possession of elephant meat and tail.

Elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park arrested the accused BIDJO Dieudonné in the said park for illegal detention of hunting guns without license in a protected area and illegal capture of protected animal species.

Elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park arrested the accused BIANDE Patrice for illegal hunting in a protected area, illegal capture and detention of protected animal species, illegal detention of ammunitions, and failure to possess a national identity card at the time of arrest.

Elements of the conservation service arrested the accused SALLA AMOUGOU Benoit for illegal killing of elephants, unauthorized detention and carrying a hunting gun and ammunitions without permit, illegal hunting, no certification of origin to detain elephant ivories and no presentation of a tax certificate to kill elephants.