Gabon police celebrate Saint Martin’s Day in Oyem
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on AGP Gabon
Police units in Woleu-Ntem celebrated the feast of Saint Martin of Tours, their patron saint, during a mass in Oyem. The ceremony highlighted humility, solidarity and help for vulnerable people, under the direction of Commissioner Jean Jérôme Nze Bekale, according to AGP.
The celebration brought together the Provincial Directorate of Public Security, the provincial Judicial Police office, the central police station, the Central Office for Combating Drugs (OCLAD) and the provincial Documentation and Immigration office, under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Jérôme Nze Bekale, Oyem city commissioner, according to the Gabonese Press Agency (AGP).
The chaplain of the National Police Forces (FPN) in Woleu-Ntem, Father Patrick Evouna, called on police officers to use their strength to protect people and respect their dignity. He presented Saint Martin of Tours as a model of humility and solidarity, recalling his gesture towards a beggar, according to AGP.
Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Jérôme Nze Bekale invited his colleagues to incorporate these principles into their mission and join the joint platform established by the FPN chaplaincy in the province, according to AGP. The Oyem celebration follows that of the Moanda police officers, published on 11 November 2026.
