WILDLEX

The accused person, on 11th December 2013 at Magubike Village within rural district of Iringa, was found in unlawful possession of government trophies in the form of bush buck skin. The accused person pleaded not guilty. Case withdrawn under section 91(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code and the accused is discharged.

The accused was found in possession of one kilogram of giraffe meat after the authorities (the Police at Ruaha National Park) during patrol after receiving information from an informant that the accused was in such possession. He was found guilty.

The appellant was convicted and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for first count and 10 years imprisonment for second count following an admission of guilty entered into during the preliminary hearing held immediately after the accused pleaded not guilty.

The accused on 17 November 2014 at Lubilo Village in Mufindi District and Region of Iringa was allegedly found in possession of six pieces of skin of Abbott’s duiker. He charged with unlawful possession of government trophies. The accused was found not guilty and therefore acquitted.

Following information from an informer, agents of the NGO Conservation Justice were alerted that a state-of-the-art ivory transaction was to take place in one of the rooms of the PLAZA studio motel.

in 2019, ADORO CHUKWIDI, a Nigerien national, reportedly received two ivory tusks from his brother, who was finally returning to the country, each weighing 0.5 kg. Eager to get rid of it, he approached the Nigerian-born AGHAEZE CHUKWU to help him find a buyer.

In March 2011, Yolah Fred Benjamin killed one elephant with his caliber 12 rifle during a hunting expedition. He cut the trunk and removed the two ivory tusks. He then contacted Mouity Dissienga to look for a buyer. Dissienga took an appointed with a middleman who was to introduce them to a buyer at hotel Louis on the same day in the afternoon.

While he was an employee in a logging concession located at Mandji-Ndolou, Yeno Matamba discovered ivory tusks that he decided to keep. Following the advice of his uncle who offered to help him, Yeno went to Libreville to sell the products at XAF800,000.

On 20 November 2019, judicial police agents arrested Wopinase and his accomplices at Lalara. During his interrogation, Wopinase a Cameroonian individual declared that he was in relationship with Diallo and others and succeeded to collect three bags of ivory that he hid in the bush.

In September 2019, Traore Boisse met two young men, who offered to sell him six ivory tusks for the sum of XAF150,000. He then hid the ivory purchased in a bag of flour before going to NDJOLE.