FRIDAY, JUNE
15, 2018
In Summary
Before the
district resident magistrate Ismalel Ngale, the state attorney Emmanuel Zumba said the suspect committed the
crime on May 30 by killing nine lions worth Sh97 million.
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By Anthony
Mayunga @TheCitizenTz news@tz.nationmedia.com
Serengeti.
Two people here have been arraigned for allegedly causing deaths of nine lions.
The duo Mwikwabe Chacha and Mhoni Waisaya, who are residents of Nyichoka
village, were taken to the Serengeti district resident magistrate court, Mara
region.
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Nine lions found dead in Serengeti
Before the
district resident magistrate Ismalel Ngale, the state attorney Emmanuel Zumba said the suspect committed the
crime on May 30 by killing nine lions worth Sh97 million. “The lions were
poisoned” he said.
The poison,
according to him, was applied to a cow carcass, adding that it was against the
Wild animal Act number 5 of 2009.
The case was
adjourned to June 26 and the suspects remain in remand for the court has no mandate to hear the criminal
cases whose bail exceeds Sh10 million.
Read more:
Police hold trio linked with nine Serengeti lions deaths
The lion
carcasses were seen on May 31, where seven people were arrested in connection
with the killing after a crackdown by anti-poaching force and village security
committee.
So far, a
total of 19 lions have been killed since 2015 in the two villages of
Parknyigoti and Nyichoka in Serengeti.
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This is why nine Serengeti lions were killed by wananchi
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