WILDLEX

On 20th day of September, 2009 the accused person was found in unlawful possession of the killed animal known as Pongo (Bushbull) worth Tshs 800,000. Beside that, the accused person was found in unlawful possession of one Mizzle known as Gobore.

This is an appeal originating from Handeni District Court on Economic Case No. 13 of 2013. Appellant appealed the conviction by the Handeni District Court on case No.

The accused Mwajuma was charged of an offence of been in unlawful possession of the Government Trophy which is contrary to section 86 (1) of the Wildlife Conservation Act No. 5 of 2009 read together with Paragraph 14 (d) of the First Schedule to the Economic and Organized Crime Control Act Cap 200 of R.E 2002.

Accused Juma Grayson, Geofrey Semkoko and Salim Kigoda were arrested and charged for being found in unlawful possession of Government trophies contrary to the provision of the law. They were all charged at the Pangani District Court for the same offence.

The accused were jointly found in possession of buffalo meat and fourteen (14) ammunitions without a permit. During their charges they both pleaded not guilty.

On December 21, 2020, Kowe Patrick and Ndombi Glenn faced the refusal to comply from Ninga Ndjimbi Didatus Doé, Atadou Esthier Olsen Felix who threatened them with a caliber 12 hunting weapon.

On October 13, 2013, CHEBA Aristide went to Mitsinda village to take his younger brother BIKOU MALESSA Virgil Sadam for a fishing expedition. Two days later they entered in the forest and on October 17 they decided to put their nets inside water.

In November 2018 at Mouila, following an information, BOUBA Ahmadou was arrested by water and forests agents in possession of four ivory tusks in a hotel.

On September 05, 2018, Mihindou Désiré is reported to have found a dead elephant during a hunting expedition. He then removed the tusks of the animal and went back to the village. While there he informed his son Beyeme Loudy Agilys and asked to find a buyer.

On October 13, 2017, Water and Forets administration officials were informed that individuals residing in the towns of Ndendé and Mouila were killing, possessing, transporting and trading in trophies of fully protected animal species and that a transaction of the so-called products was to be made in a hotel in Mouila on 16 October 2017.