Database of Wildlife Related Law
The accused on 17 November 2014 at Lubilo Village in Mufindi District and Region of Iringa was allegedly found in possession of six pieces of skin of Abbott’s duiker. He charged with unlawful possession of government trophies. The accused was found not guilty and therefore acquitted.
During the year 2013, Ndoukoua Prospère went to meet Etonga Cassel known as Papy in his radio box to pass on a communication. While there and during a conversation on elephant hunting both decided to go to the forest with two others Mobemba Jérémie and Benao Jérémie for hunting.
On November 04, 2015 Bissaluban Rodrigue with his friend Souleymane Daouda entered Lobeke national park for a hunting expedition with a hunting gun type BAIKAC during which the killed many duikers and one Colobus guereza.
On February 02, 2012, BASSIVA Olivier gave to his hunters MBA ESSONO Christian and MBA NGOUA Bonaventure firearms, ammunitions, his vehicle and a mission order signed by him for a hunting expedition in an area under sustainable management.
The Accused was found and arrested in Nakaseke District and later transferred to Kampala CPS. The Accused was found to be in possession of specimen belonging to animals categorized as protected species contrary to the laws of the country. The Accused was charged and prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate Court of Kampala at Buganda Road.
On 19 October 2018, the Mokabi Anti-Poaching and Surveillance Unit, during its traditional surveillance operations, surprised a group of Central African individuals in the middle of the forest. During the operation, they managed to arrest Mbekounda Achille and Mamadou Amidou, who were in possession of several baskets of smoked meat.
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.
The accused, NJOYA AHMADU was summoned by the State Attorney to appear before the court to respond to charges of illegal detention and circulation of trophies of totally protected animal species.
In 2019, in the village of DJAMPONO, the eco-gardes caught ELOUA Brel, for having killed a Mandrill, a fully protected species.
The accused person on the 30th day of September 2021 was found unlawfully in Rwenzori National Park by UWA rangers! He had also hunted down 6 tree hyraxes and one Rwenzori red duiker which are protected species. He was arrested and taken to Kasese police station and charged accordingly.
