Database of Wildlife Related Law
The accused persons VOS Christopher and CHINGO Zachari were prosecuted before Court of First Instance, Djoum, for complicity, illegal detention of trophies of protected animal species and firearm. On the 22 November 2011, the court passed judgement.
On the 26 August 2006, the accused TCHATCHET Nicole was arrested flagrante delicto in the Bafoussam market in possession of two (02) leopard skins without any legal justification ( certificate of origin). During interrogation as well as before the State Attorney, she pleaded guilty and acknowledged committing the offence as reproached.
On the 24 June 2011, the accused persons SOH Berlin and ONANA Joseph were arrested flagrante delicto in Yokadouma by elements of the administration in charge of forestry and wildlife during a mobile anti-poaching patrol around the Lobeke national park.
On the 28 July 2016, a team of four (4) eco-guards and four (4) members of the community anti-poaching vigilante group, COVILAB organized a field mission based on information received from the hunting zone no.9 of MOLOUNDOU.
On the 23 September 2013, the accused ZETOUBA Ange was arrested flagrante delicto at UFA N°10015 by ecoguards of the Boumba Bek National park. During interrogations and prosecution, the the accused pleaded not guilty and rebutted the facts. That the ecogardes arrested him while he was sleeping in his hut.
On the 22 December 2009, the accused YAKOUBOU ALIOUM was summoned before the court to respond to charges of violating the regulations on the exploitation of special forestry products. The accused did not appear before the court during hearing.
In order to solve some financial difficulties, ESSOUKETE KAMBA Hermann, owner of a calibre rifle type BAIKAN and a machine gun type PMAK and together with his police counterpart AMBOULOU Bienvenu, organised a hunting party in the MOKANGA forest, IBAMBA zone, where an elephant was killed.
During 2020, the police apprehended Engabi Jonas in possession of a PMAK weapon of war and he did not have a resident card.
In 2019, in the village of DJAMPONO, the eco-gardes caught ELOUA Brel, for having killed a Mandrill, a fully protected species.
In February 2010 at Kabo, Ekoulou Eddy Edgard met a friend of him named Papolo. This fried carried a piece of smoked elephant meat and said he had received this piece from two elephant hunters who told him where they have hidden their hunting materials.
