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Title:
Nigeria: Court jails poachers over illegal possession of live pangolins
Author(s):
Soyele O
Publication Year:
2026
Abstract:

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court has convicted and sentenced two animal poachers, Bunmi Dagunduro and Olusegun Oniyide, to 18 months in prison for unlawfully possessing three live pangolins, an endangered species. Justice Bogoro jailed the convict after they pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, possession and trade of endangered wildlife.

Series Title:
AllAfrica
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, poaching, endangered animal species, endangered (IUCN), land mammal
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