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By declaration to the clerk of the Ouesso High Court on February 14, 2019, Barrister Anicet Moussahou-Goma, lawyer of the Sangha Departemental Directorate of Water and Forests (SDDWF), filed an appeal against the court ruling giving on the same day by the Ouesso High court in the case Balonguitane Eber Patrick and Ngatse Roland vs the Sangha Dep

On December 05, 2017, the Imam of Pokola Abdouraman Youssouf contacted Assafi Doutoum to transport ivory tusks to Ngombe for sale. Assafi Doutoum accepted and both went to Mboua-Mboua on the Imam’s bike with the objective to find how to transport the ivory to Ngombe.

Sombo Celestin and Ebete Romuald are two Congolese citizens living in Souanke. In Juillet 2017, Sombo Ceslestin went to Ebete Romuald’s house and took a hunting weapon (type caliber 12) with the autorisation of the latter to carry out a hunting expedition.

In August 2016, Bakonga Divin, Bamemba Hilaire and Kouando Elie were contacted by one known as Arron Mutoma working for a military officer named Nianga Itoua in service in Ouesso, the real sponsor of the criminal syndicate.

In April 2018, during a search at the Ouesso seaport the police agents have discovered in the backpack of Bale Olive four ivory tusks pieces and two small full ivory tusks. During her interrogation, she declared that she was not aware of the ivory tusks that belonged to her boyfriend Mohamed who is resident in Pokola.

Biel Rivelent and Oniangue Léon were arrested by rangers for hunting with a war weapon in December 2018. They were brought before the state prosecutor and sent to court for trial.

In July 2016, Badidi Rock accompanied by his brother-in-law Zamba Lévi went to the forest for hunting. The hunting expedition was not fruitful and they both decided to come back with bushmeat at any cost. So when they came across a group of gorillas they did not hesitate to kill one and skin the animal.

Konda Gaston, Dali Rodrigue, Massehou Joseph and Deba Chancel are all residents of Mokouangonda village. In July 2015, they formed a team to carry out big hunting around Lango village forest inside the Odzala Kokoua. They shared the roles as follows: Konda Gaston and Massehou Joseph the hunters, Dali Rodrigue and Deba Chancel the carriers.

In July 2016, two known as Brice and Noko organized a big hunting expedition inside Nouabale Ndoki national park and associated Lipoko Jean Marie and Bassepabi Faustin who accepted the offer. They killed six elephants and removed the ivory.

Mbara Valaka Jean Pierre was illegally possessing a PMK war weapon. On December 22, 2013, he brought and accommodated one hunter named Fernand Mabala living in Ouesso. Mbara provided Mabala with with food and weapon to carry big hunting.