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The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Bossoto Césarine

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

In February 2017, Bossoto Césarine was visited by one known as Dior who is the son of her elder sister living at Mobako camp, who came to deposit a bag at around 8:00 pm that she didn’t know the content.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Debe Ludovic, Sabelle Gyna

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

On May 11, 2014 a joint patrol funded by WWF and organized by the gendarmerie of Sembe. The patrol team went to Lopo village where the inhabitants informed them that Debe Ludovic was in possession of a PMK war weapon that he used to carry big hunting at the border area between Congo and Gabon.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Dissaka Samuel

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2017

Dissaka Samuel was already prosecuted for similar facts. For four years he was regularly practising big hunting in the forest using the war weapon type PMAK of one known as Samba Cyriaque.

The Public Prosecutor and Water and Forest Administration vs Adamou Nouhou, Adamou Ba Mamadou

Gabon
Estuaire
Court of First Instance Libreville
National - lower court
Criminal
2016

Following information from an informer, agents of the NGO Conservation Justice were alerted that a state-of-the-art ivory transaction was to take place in one of the rooms of the PLAZA studio motel.

The Public Prosecutor and Water and Forest Administration rep/Sieur NDONG NGUEMA Alain vs Aghaeze Chukwu Prince, Adoro Chukwidi Junior, Diallo Demba

Gabon
Estuaire
Court of First Instance Libreville
National - lower court
Criminal
2020

in 2019, ADORO CHUKWIDI, a Nigerien national, reportedly received two ivory tusks from his brother, who was finally returning to the country, each weighing 0.5 kg. Eager to get rid of it, he approached the Nigerian-born AGHAEZE CHUKWU to help him find a buyer.

The Public Prosecutor and the Ministry of Water and Forests rep/sieur Koundji Landry vs Yolah Fred Benjamin, Mouity Dissienga Tanguy

Gabon
Estuaire
Court of First Instance Libreville
National - lower court
Criminal
2011

In March 2011, Yolah Fred Benjamin killed one elephant with his caliber 12 rifle during a hunting expedition. He cut the trunk and removed the two ivory tusks. He then contacted Mouity Dissienga to look for a buyer. Dissienga took an appointed with a middleman who was to introduce them to a buyer at hotel Louis on the same day in the afternoon.

The Public Prosecutor and Wildlife and Protected Areas Department rep/ sieur BAHISSY Marcel vs Yeno Matamba Dan Smith, Moungala André Cédric

Gabon
Estuaire
Court of First Instance Libreville
National - lower court
Criminal
2020

While he was an employee in a logging concession located at Mandji-Ndolou, Yeno Matamba discovered ivory tusks that he decided to keep. Following the advice of his uncle who offered to help him, Yeno went to Libreville to sell the products at XAF800,000.

The Public Prosecutor and the National Directorate of Wildlife and Protected Areas rep/Mekui Allogo Aimé vs Wopinase Ayafor Roddy, Mbongo Christian, Djetola Djoel Michel, Nguiabe Arsène

Gabon
Estuaire
Court of First Instance Libreville
National - lower court
Criminal
2020

On 20 November 2019, judicial police agents arrested Wopinase and his accomplices at Lalara. During his interrogation, Wopinase a Cameroonian individual declared that he was in relationship with Diallo and others and succeeded to collect three bags of ivory that he hid in the bush.

The Public Prosecutor and Water and Forest Administration rep/Me MEZUI MBA Irene vs Traore Boisse, Ayi Mintsa Guy Benoit

Gabon
Estuaire
Court of First Instance Libreville
National - lower court
Criminal
2020

In September 2019, Traore Boisse met two young men, who offered to sell him six ivory tusks for the sum of XAF150,000. He then hid the ivory purchased in a bag of flour before going to NDJOLE.

The Public Prosecutor and Provincial Department of Water and Forests vs SISSOKO BIRAMA, CISSE Mamadou

Gabon
Woleu-Ntem
Court of First Instance Oyem
National - lower court
Criminal
2020

On April 11, 2018, elements of the Mitzic brigade were informed by an NGO that on ivory transaction would take place in a motel in Mitzic. With the information, the gendarmes set an entrapment to catch the suspects. That’s how they arrested SISSOKO BIRAMA, CISSE Mamadou in a hotel room in possession of four ivory tusks.

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