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The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. SOULE Ibrahim

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

Elements of the conservation service of the Lobeke National Park arrested the accused Soule Ibrahim in the buffer zone of the Park with a hunting gun and 05 ammunitions with the intention of poaching. During interrogations, he pleaded guilty and acknowledged that he intended to poach reason why he was found in the protected area with the arms.

The State Attorney and LEWEWE VINCENT vs. SOUSSAI Pierre

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

On the 21st October 2012 in the locality of Socambo, elements of the gendarmerie station, informed of the occurrence of a hunting accident, arrested SOUSSAI Pierre in possession of a hunting gun and 12-caliber ammunition. Upon his arrest, the accused confessed that he had injured LEWEWE Vincent in the forest during a hunting party.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. AKO’O BITOUMOU Joseph Hyacinthe

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

Elements of the conservation service of the western antenna of the Dja biosphere reserve received reliable information about some ongoing illegal trafficking activity in that zone. Following this information, the elements went to the ANDO'O EBAE area in Meyomessala where the accused, AKO'O BITOUNOU was arrested.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. AKOUMA JEAN MARIE

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
2017

AKOUMA Jean Marie was arrested in the Campo Ma'an National Park without authorization and in possession of a hunting gun. He was arrested by elements of the conservation service of Campo Ma'an national park with a chimpanzee that he killed in the park during a hunting party.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. ASSOUE BADJELI Jean Thierry and GBASSAMBO MADOUKOU Junior

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

Provided and punishable under section 74 of the penal code and sections 101, 150 and 158 of the Law No 94-01 of 20th January 1994 to lay down forestry, fisheries and wildlife regulations.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. NJOYA NSANGOU MOUHAMED

Cameroon
East
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2019

Elements of the Upper Nyong Divisional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife under the supervision of the Chief of Wildlife, organized an anti-poaching patrol mission in the town of Doume. During this operation, the accused NJOYA NSANGOU was arrested with 27kg of pangolin scales.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. OUM Paul Guy and OWONA Max Richelieu

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

The Chief of the Forestry and Wildlife control post of Lomie received reliable information on the illegal circulation of ivory trafficking in the town. Based on this, he dispatched this information to his collegues in the neighbouring localities of Mitoum, Payo and Nomedjoh in an effort to arrest the whole trafficking network.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs. HABOULAZIZE NZIME ISSA and NGAO Jean Pierre

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

The chief of Wildlife of the Upper Nyong divisional delegation of Forestry and Wildlife organized a control mission in that zone. This led to the arrest of the accused persons HABOULAZIZE NZIME and NGAO Jean Pierre in Hotel Raphia in the town of Lomie, flagrante delicto in illegal detention and commercialization of wildlife products.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs HAMADJODA YAYA

Cameroon
East
East Court of Appeal
National - higher court
Criminal
2017

In 2016, HAMADJODA YAYA was arrested in the East region in possession of carcasses of protected animal species of classes B & C without a certificate of origin. He was prosecuted and sentenced.

The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs OYIE BAHNA Salomon

Cameroon
South
Court of First Instance
National - lower court
Criminal
2009

On the night of 23rd March 2009, OYIE BAHNA Salomon was caught red-handed in DJENABO (a locality situated on the Djoum-Mintom road) by the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service agents. He was in possession of twelve (12) Gorillas parts, six (6) Mandrillus part and nine (9) Water Chevrotain parts.

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