WILDLEX

The accused was arrested and charged for unlawful possession of wildlife species. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea of guilty to UGX 1.200,000/= in default serve 14 months imprisonment

The convict, Ndanabo Innocent was arrested and charged for unlawful possession of Wildlife protected species contrary to section 75 (b) UWA, Cap 200. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea of guilty.

On the 26th day of April 2020 in Queen Elizabeth National Park, the accused was found in the park without any authority, carrying a panga cutting down a tree. He was arrested and charged.

On the 1st day of August 2021 rangers of Queen Elizabeth Conservation area attached to Katoru police post while on their patrol in the area of Katoru within Queen Elizabeth arrested the accused who entered the park illegally and they had two pangas and brought to Kasese police station and later appeared in court.

The arresting officer got information that there were people having hippo teeth in Katunguru trading centre and looking for a buyer.

The accuse person was on the 13th day of September 2020 found in the areas of Kahendero in Queen Elizabeth National Park a place he entered illegally. He was arrested and taken to Muhokya police station and charged accordingly.

The rangers attached to Queen Elizabeth Conservation area got information that the accused person had killed a buffalo in the park. A search was conducted at his home by the said officers who recovered meat suspected to belong to wild animals, snares and a panga.

On the 19th day of October 2020, the Uganda Wildlife Authority security operators were on patrol, in the areas of Queen Elizabeth National Park who came across the accused person and other people who took off. They managed to arrest only the accused with three fishing baskets, a panga and immature fish.

According to a ranger attached to Uganda Wildlife Authority, he arrested the accused person in a wildlife conservation area, photographed him with an axe and other exhibits.

The accused person on the 18th day of June 2019, illegally entered Queen Elizabeth National Park at Katunguru. He was found in possession of a dead hippopotamus and devices capable of killing that is a spear and panga.