Database of Wildlife Related Law
Following the order of the examining magistrate of 27 January 2012, the accused persons OKPWA'A David, AKOULOU Achille Noel and NNANGA Jean Richard were summoned before the Court of First Instance, Djoum to answer charges of hunting in a protected area with a prohibited weapon, holding a firearm without authorization, and complicity to h
On the 27 November 2014, the accused Ondj'ii Nguema Pierre Clovis was arrested flagrante delicto in Meyo-Centre, by elements of the regional control brigade of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. The accused was arrested in possession of 08 chimpanze skulls, and 01 gorilla skull.
On the 29 March 2007, the accused persons NEMBOT KAMDEM Thomas, KAMDEM Barnabe and TELLA Jean Pierre were arrested flagrante delicto by forces of law and order in possession of three (03) Leopard skins. During interrogation, they all pleaded not guilty and denied having captured or killed leopards.
On the 21 March 2007, the accused persons NTSY ELOUA Heriot, ELLA Francis and BISSEGUEI Bolamo Francis were arrested in Messock by elements of the conservation service. They were found in possession of three chimpanzees and other dead animal species. The first accused person, NTSY ELOUA Heriot was never identified.
On the night of 7-8 January 2019, the accused persons NANA Namoudou, BANDOKA GBABISSONI Bernadin, LIGUINEBANDI Crepin and ABOKE Jean Christ were arrested flagrante delicto in the locality of Libongo by the mobile intervention battalion of the military.
On the 17 and 19 June 2016, the accused persons BENGONO Magelan, NDIBI Arsene Rossy and EYAMO EKOUMA Didier were arrested flagrante delicto respectively in the locality of MANG YEMISSEM, MEBE MENKO’O and BIKOU’OU by elements of the MVILA divisional delegation of water and forest.
On the 02 June 1997, the accused NYANGONO Marie Sylvie was summoned to appear before the Court to respond to charges of poaching.
On the 28 June 2019, the accused persons NYAMA SIMON, MBOE CARINE, MONABANG MINKO FERNANDE, MEDOU Jean Bart and FOTSA OLIVIER Colince were summoned before the court of First Instance, Djoum following two separate investigation reports and were charged as follows: MBOE CARINE, NYAMA SIMON and FOTSA OLIVIER Colince were charged for detention and c
The accused persons MELAT Blaise, MFONGOCK Didier, NYAMPE Charles II and ATOKI Suzanne were prosecuted before the Court First Instance, Dschang for illegal detention, circulation and attempted commercialization of trophies of totally protected animal species. On the 08 June 2018 judgement was passed.
The accused MENGONO Jean Pierre was summoned to appear before the Court of First Instance Djoum to respond to charges of illegal killing of protected animals species. That in March 1989, the accused was arrested in the locality of Elleng, for killing protected animal species without authorization in an area prohibited from hunting.
