Mouila court jails a prison officer and two men for a year over cannabis
On 24 September 2026 the Mouila court of first instance sentenced prison officer Terence Eyeghe and civilians Abdoulaye Bobo and Clarek Mombo Boussougou to one year in prison and a 100,000 FCFA fine each over cannabis. Two other prison officers were acquitted. No quantity was given.
🇬🇦 Tribunal de première instance, Mouila, Ngounié · Gabon
On 24 September 2026 the court of first instance in Mouila, the capital of Ngounié province, sentenced a prison officer and two civilians over cannabis.[1]Terence Eyeghe, an officer of the prison security service, and Abdoulaye Bobo and Clarek Mombo Boussougou each received twelve months’ firm imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 CFA francs.[2][1]Two other officers tried with them, Vinique Kassa Kassa and Ndembi Aworet, were acquitted.[2][1]
The case began in February 2026, when the Ngounié office of the central anti-drug service arrested Bobo and Mombo Boussougou in possession of cannabis.[2][3]Investigators then went to the home the two men shared with Eyeghe and found cannabis in his room.[2][1]Eyeghe told them he had bought it on a trip to Libreville.[2][1]L’Union reports that the cannabis was in fact taken from court seals held at the Mouila registry; Focus Groupe Media and TV+ Afrique say the investigators established that.[1][3][4]Gabon Review attributes the same claim to a well-informed source.[2]
At the hearing Bobo admitted taking part in the sale, telling the court “I have no answer. It was a favour.”[1]Mombo Boussougou said he had been using cannabis for about a year.[2][1]Kassa Kassa and Aworet denied any part in it.[1]The prosecutor asked for ten years against Eyeghe and Aworet, one year and a 100,000-franc fine for each of the two civilians, and the acquittal of Kassa Kassa.[2][1]The court did not follow that: it cleared both Aworet and Kassa Kassa and gave the other three one year each.[2][1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No weight or number of packets of cannabis was published.
L'Union states as fact that the cannabis was taken from seals at the Mouila court registry; Focus Groupe Media and TV+ Afrique say investigators established that; Gabon Review attributes the claim to a well-informed source. Eyeghe had told investigators he bought it in Libreville.
The anti-drug office is spelled OCAD in L'Union and Gabon Review and Oclad in Focus Groupe Media and TV+ Afrique.
The prosecution asked for ten years for Eyeghe and for Ndembi Aworet, and for the acquittal of Vinique Kassa Kassa; the court acquitted both Aworet and Kassa Kassa and gave the other three one year each.
Whether anyone appealed was not reported.
L'Union's photograph shows the Mouila courthouse, and Gabon Review's shows the prison building credited "D.R.", not the hearing or the cannabis, so neither is listed as media.
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