The accused persons, CHINGO Zacharie and ADAMU YAYA were prosecuted before the court of First Instance Djoum for illegal detention and killing of totally protected animal species notably 03 bags containing 39 elephant ivories. These ivories, were placed in bags filled with cocoa and put in a truck in to which the co-offender Adamu Yaya was driving. They were arrested by conservation elments of the Dja Biosphere Reserve. On December 24 2014, the court passed judgement. It found the accused persons guilty, and sentenced them to four (04) months fixed term imprisonment, to pay 300,000 XAF for fines, 110,000 XAF for cost and to pay 9,000,000 XAF for civil damages. On December 24 2014, the court passed judgement. It found the accused persons guilty, and sentenced them to four (04) months fixed term imprisonment, to pay 300,000 XAF for fines, 110,000 XAF for cost and to pay 9,000,000 XAF for civil damages. Their lawyer, Barrister ALASSA MBOMBO acting on their account filed an appeal on the grounds that the the trial judge misrepresented and misunderstood the facts and as such wrongly convicted his clients. That his clients were not in any way contrary to the position of the law and just because the co-offender, Chingo was the owner of the truck in which the ivories were seized does not make him the owner of the ivories. Amadu Yaya claimed a certain She Emmanuel, the cargo boy was the one who packed the bags into the truck and he, Amadu the driver, was unaware of its contents. That it was wrong for the court to sentence them for the offences charged and urged the appeal court to annul the judgement. That if the appeal court still finds them criminally liable, both imprisonment terms and civil damages should be reduced given that the presiding judge did not base allocation of civil damages on any law. The matter was admitted and sent before the court for hearing.