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The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs ZOULA Jean Marc, MENGUE Joel, ATONA Ferdinand, KPWOMBO Marcel, EKOMANE ONGUENG Samson, and POLA MAKABA

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2013

In October 2011, the accused Mengue Joel decided to carry out poaching in a Gabones forest. To succeed, he requested help from Ekomane Solomon, Atona Ferdinand, Kpwombo Marcel, to serve as carriers and a certain Masseba and Makelo Abel infamous Baka hunters. They gathered necessary provisions and embarked on the journey.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. FIYEN HOSNI MOUBARAK

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2013

On the 7 December 2012, some elements of the Dja conservation service under patrol arrested the accused with 03 elephant ivories in his clothing shop located in the Djoim Central market. They immediately informed the Dja Head of Antenna service who further sent more elements to the crime scene.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs Mbia Obounou David

Cameroon
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2012

On the 9 August 2012, elements of the conservation service of the Djoum-Mintom forest block carried out an anti-poaching patrol. This patrol was headed by the South regional delegate.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MEDJA Etienne

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2012

On the 2 June 2010, the military on duty at the frontiers post of MINTOM, received reliable anonymous information that some unidentified individuals were detaining a stock of ivories.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. MVONDO Balthazar, BIBE Jean, NUTEL Nelson BOKEN, BIBE Jean and AGBWAME NGO

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2013

In November 2010, the accused AGBWAME NGO Ruth in order to prepare for the end of year festivities, organized a poaching activity and the other co-offenders went to the forest to poach. During this hunt, they killed 01 elephant and a gun belonging to a certain Essono was seized.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs NTYAME ENDANGTE Jislin, EVA EVA Mathurin, MOTO David Livingstone and NLOM Maixent Pierre

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2014

On the 15 January 2013, the head of the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service received reliable anonymous information on an ongoing elephant poaching activity in that zone.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs OKPWA’A David, AKOULOU Achille Noel and NNANGA Jean Richard

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2012

On the 09 May 2011, during a mission in the Dja Biosphere Reserve consisting of putting rings on elephants, the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service agents and the WWF caught red-handed OKPWA’A David, AKOULOU Achille Noel with unidentified others persons who succeeded to escape, in a hunting party with a prohibited arm.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MOUATCHO KAMENI Pierre Armel

Cameroon
East
East Court of Appeal
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

In 2018, the accused MOUATCHO Kameni was arrested by elements of the East Regional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife in Betare-Oya with 36.6 kilogrammes of Pangolins scales, five (5) Hippopotamus teeth, 01 elephant tusk and two (2) African Python skins).

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MPOUL John Stephane

Cameroon
East
East Court of Appeal
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

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 State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. NDJOUYA Felix

Cameroon
East
Military Court
National - lower court
2019

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.

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