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In June 2017, Bandoumou Christ Waddle together with his uncle Nguesse Simeon, Franck Ebeke and Durel decided to carry out elephant hunting during which they killed with a war weapon three elephants with the tusks weighing respectively 7.5 kgs, 6 kgs and 2 kgs.

The accused Ndoum Willy acquired an AK47 war gun and ammunitions from a certain Mboko Alfred with the intention of poaching elephants. In order to do this, he requested help from the co-offender Namoudou Jean Pierre with whom they killed an Elephant in the reserve of Faro-Lobeke and proceeded to sell the ivories.

On the 19 September 2013, the accused NFORMI Alfred FAI was arrested in Edea by elements of the conservation service of the Divisional Delegation of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. He was found in possession of two elephant jawbones. During interrogations, he denied committing the offence and pleaded not guilty.

Agents of the Edea territorial brigade stopped a public transport bus belonging to transport agency labelled ”Garanti voyages” for the usual road control checks. During the checks, a bag containing the elephant ivories hidden in clothes which was placed on top of the bus fell down and the clothes fell out.

Military elements of the 15 Batallion of the Motorized Infantry Brigade in charge of protecting the Cynegetic hunting zone N°29, arrested the accused persons WOENDA Ferdinand and BILAN Eric along the Mboy-II Libongo highway.

In September 2017, Sokima Matondo participated in a hunting expedition with two named Riben and Aniossi during which they killed one elephant. In January 2018, Sokima again carried out a hunting expedition this time with Mobembo Gerard alias Kevhano, Lezona and others during they killed eleven elephants.

In July 2011, Motike Egide Simplice has killed three elephants at a village called Ngangassa on the Sangha river, accompanied by Etona Eric, a poacher recidivist. He has also been in possession of one war weapon and one hunting weapon (cal. 375)

In October and November 2018, Dallo Romain and Ndouma Rolince were reported to have killed three elephants in a village called Seka. In November 2018, Dallo Romain was arrested in possession of a war weapon inside the Odzala-Kokoua national park. During his interrogation, he declared that the weapon belonged to Nouma Rolince.

On December 17, 2017, Bambo Bonard was sent by Mbombo Oscar to one known as Ousmane in order to get war ammunitions (PMK). Ousmane then brought Bambo to an unknown individual to whom they gave the sum of XAF 30,000 in order for him to provide three ammunition loaders type 3.17mm to kill elephants.

Bekou Leonard is a renown poacher. In October 2018, Bekou hired one weapon (type FSA) at XAF 25,000 (twenty-five thousand) and purchase five loaders full of 7.63 mm ammunitions and one rifle 458 at XAF 50,000 (fifty thousand).