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The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs ALIME Eric, MBIANGA Jereme, NBGALLA Marcel, and DIMA Marcel

Cameroon
East
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2013

On the 3 April 2013, the elements of the conservation service organized an anti-poaching patrol in the zone of Massea, East Region. During this patrol, the accused persons Mbgalla, Mbiango, and Alime were found in possession of elephant meat they had just killed.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs ALADJI ISSA OUMAROU, MOHAMADOU ABOUBAKAR

Cameroon
East
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2013

On the 6 March 2013, the accused Aladji Issa asked the co-offender Moahamadou to accompany him to a village called Namezap for 1000 XAF. Upon arrival, Aladji Issa asked Mohamadou to wait for him on the bike while he left to collect a bag. He returned and they both left the village.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs NDONGO DOUM Stéphane Dominique, NNANGA MIMBA Venant, ALIOUM SOULEY

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2018

On May 2, 2018, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere Reserve received an information on the fact that an important ivory consignment was about to move from a village through the Oveng road axis.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MAH MVOMO Jean Paul & PEKASSA PEPOUERE ADAMOU

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2018

On the breaking night of 12 December 2017 the conservation service of Dja Biosphere reserve received reliable information on huge quantities of ivories bound for the Djoum-Oveng highway. The service dispatched a team for the said highway and alerted all wildlife control posts.The team successfully located the vehicle in the Minko’o village.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MOULEYA RACHIE, EYE’E Simon, KAKAM Felix & MENDO Jean Paul

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

On September 1st 2016, the accused Kakam Félix organized large scale hunting for elephant poaching. To accomplish this objective, he organized a team constituting the other accused persons with each having specific role to carry out. They killed two elephants and collected 4 Ivory tusks weighing 19kg.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs CHINGO Zacharie & AMADU Yaya

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

On the 14 July 2014, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere reserve intercepted a cocoa truck leaving the Djoum locality. The owner of the truck is the accused person, Chingo Zacharie. They carried out a systematic search of the truck and discovered 39 Ivory tusks buried in some cocoa bags. The co-offender, Amadu Yaya, was the driver.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs NKOUMOU ZILI Paulin

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2015

On the night of 24 October 2014, police elements intercepted the accused Nkoumou Zili Paulin, on his motor bike in the town of Djoum. The police proceeded to search the accused person’s luggage systematically and found 9 elephant tails in his bag.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs BOBO HASSOUMI and HAMIDOU HAMADOU

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

On the 10 February 2016, elements of the forestry and wildlife control post of Mintom during a normal checkpoint routine, found two ivory tusks in the cabin of the truck driven by the accused Bobo Hassoumi and his car companion Hamidou Hamadou.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs MOHAMADOU ALIOUM and MOHAMADOU

Cameroon
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2015

Elements of the Dja conservation service intercepted the accused, Mohamadou Alioum and a driver in a vehicle, in the town of Djoum, to which the driver escaped the scene. The elements searched the vehicle thoroughly and found 12 Ivory tusks, well hidden in the back seat of the car.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs ATYAM ELEMVA Justin Clément, ASSO’O Samuel and SALLA NGUELLE René

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

On the 3 March 2016, the head of the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service received reliable anonymous information on an ongoing illegal wildlife activity in that zone. A team was set up in this regard and after exploiting this information, elements of the conservation service arrested Salla Nguelle Réne.

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