Database of Wildlife Related Law
By declaration to the clerk of the Ouesso High Court on February 14, 2019, Barrister Anicet Moussahou-Goma, lawyer of the Sangha Departemental Directorate of Water and Forests (SDDWF), filed an appeal against the court ruling giving on the same day by the Ouesso High court in the case Balonguitane Eber Patrick and Ngatse Roland vs the Sangha Dep
On December 05, 2017, the Imam of Pokola Abdouraman Youssouf contacted Assafi Doutoum to transport ivory tusks to Ngombe for sale. Assafi Doutoum accepted and both went to Mboua-Mboua on the Imam’s bike with the objective to find how to transport the ivory to Ngombe.
Sombo Celestin and Ebete Romuald are two Congolese citizens living in Souanke. In Juillet 2017, Sombo Ceslestin went to Ebete Romuald’s house and took a hunting weapon (type caliber 12) with the autorisation of the latter to carry out a hunting expedition.
In August 2016, Bakonga Divin, Bamemba Hilaire and Kouando Elie were contacted by one known as Arron Mutoma working for a military officer named Nianga Itoua in service in Ouesso, the real sponsor of the criminal syndicate.
Few times before his death, one military officer known as Avam Guy of-late gave a war weapon to Zebengou Christian that latter had already used two times. He could not stop such a lucrative activity and Mogaze Donatien decided to accompany him.
In January 2015, Zokaba Francis, Mboka Fulgence and others decided to carry big hunting using a war weapon type PMAK. On their way they came across one elephant, a totally protected specie, killed the animal and removed his teeth.
On May 1, 2012, one informant who required anonymity informed the services of the police district of Sembe that Zoniaba Marius, Akongo Aristide, Kananga-Bola Alfred and Malou-Malou Faustin killed an elephant at the high Sembe forest with a PMAK war weapon.
In July 2013, Matoumou Emile, Ekondzo Albert, Idzala Gaël, Bhambo Bissodi Géni Bellard and Benodzey Kevin all living at Pokola went Bodingo only to do fishing. While there, Matoumou Emile surprisingly presented to them a war weapon and proposed them to carry out a big hunting expedition. They then killed one elephant.
On June 13, 2013 at around 12:00PM, Bikouaki Vincent went to visit his traps and noticed that one gorilla was caught in the trap. He decided to kill the animal with a machete and transported to his house. Unfortunately for him, he came across rangers around Liouesso avenue who caught him and seized the animal.
On January 15, 2015, the Sangha divisional services of Water and Forests carried out a routine patrol in Ouesso during which they found Bola Liema Auddy in illegal possession of four African grey parrots, a partially protected specie. Furthermore Bola Liema Auddy who is from DRC was found without a residence permit.
