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The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs GUIATIN Didier, FOUMANE Simplice, MENGATTA Frank, CHINGO Zacharie & TAKONGUE Merlin

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2017

On the 10 July 2013, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere reserve effected a targeted anti-poaching patrol during which one the accused persons, Guiatin Didier was arrested leaving the Mengame Wildlife reserve. He admitted hunting in the said protected area in collaboration with Mengatta Franck and Foumane Simplice.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs OBAM OBAM Marcelin

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2017

On May 30 2014, Ecogardes of the conservation service of Dja effected an anti-poaching patrol and found the accused, Obam Obam Marcelin in a forest located in NKOLADENFACK, South Region. He was cooking and after a systematic search was carried out, a hunting gun and ammunitions and some elephant meat were found.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs DJEMBO Paul, DJIBRIL KARIMOU, SOUAIBOU HAMADOU, SAMELOE Dieudonné

Cameroon
East
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2017

On the 22 February 2017, the accused, Djembo Paul a well-known hunter approached Djibril Karimou and gave him 2 ivory tusks. Sameloe Dieudonné approached the two accused persons dressed as a ranger, and seized the tusks. He then proceeded to sell them to Souaibou.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs Samuel OULEDE Celestin, MOHAMADOU MOURTALA, GODOM Dieudonné, BINTSOE Alfred, and NGUE Luc Ruben

Cameroon
East
Military Court
National - lower court
Criminal
2015

In the month of July 2013, the accused Godom Dieudionné approached Samuel Oulede, a military officer to give his war arm and ammunitions to the accused Mohamadou Mortala that he did. Once Mohamadou was in possession of the said arms, he gave them to Bintsoe Alfred to hunt elephants and deliver the ivories to Samuel Oulede.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs ZAKARI DAOUDA AYATOU, HAYATOU, and ABOUBAKAR IBRAHIM

Cameroon
East
East Court of Appeal
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

On the 11 March 2017, the East regional delegation of Forestry and Wildlife were contacted by the service of Customs about the seizure of 177 elephant tusks. They accused persons were arrested while waiting for IBRAHIM AOUDOU a custom officer who had to give them safe passage.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs PALE SENATE Tresor, SALO, and MBALLA Abrahim

Cameroon
East
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2017

On the 23 December 2016, the accused, SALO, and MBALLA Abrahim were arrested elements of the forestry and wildlife control post, Libongo-Salpoumbe received reliable information about an illegal ongoing trafficking.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs NGEN Etienne, BEKA BEKA and DAMA David

Cameroon
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2018

On the 24 January 2018, elements of the conservation service arrested the accused persons NGEN Etienne, BEKA BEKA and DAMA David in a community-hunting zone in possession of a hunting gun after killing a baby elephant. They extracted the ivories and delivered it to a certain Yaoba, currently under chase.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs NGOUALONG KUETE Ebenezer Felicien

Cameroon
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2014

On the 2 September 2013, the elements of the conservation service of the national Park of Boumba Bek arrested the accused NGOUALONG KUETE Ebenezer Felicien, in Zoulabot Ancien, within the peripheral zone of the park with two extracted ivories from a freshly butchered baby elephant.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MBOPUWOUO CHIWOUO Sylvain

Cameroon
East
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2016

On the 16 June 2016, during a usual wildlife control check, the elements of the conservation service of the Boumba Bek National Park arrested the accused in his vehicle carrying 4 elephant ivories weighing less than a kilogram. The elements searched his car thoroughly and found the ivories well hidden.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MOADOMB Felix

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

On the 12 December 2014, elements of the conservation service of the Lobeke National Park arrested the accused during a usual patrol routine along the Salapoumbe-Ngatto highway with a bag containing 4 Ivory tusks and 30 pieces of smoked elephant meat. The accused acknowledged ownership of the trophies and accepted responsibility.

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