Moanda police officers celebrate Saint Martin of Tours
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on AGP Gabon
Police officers at the Moanda police station, in Haut-Ogooué in south-eastern Gabon, celebrated their patronal feast, Saint Martin of Tours, on Wednesday with a mass at Saint-Dominique parish. Commander Asseh Fabrice recalled the values of protecting vulnerable people associated with their patron saint, according to the Gabonese Press Agency.
Officers of the National Police Forces stationed in Moanda, in Haut-Ogooué in south-eastern Gabon, attended a thanksgiving mass on Wednesday 11 November at Saint-Dominique Catholic parish for Saint Martin of Tours, their patronal feast, the Gabonese Press Agency observed.
The celebration brought together officers, non-commissioned officers and their wives, members of the Yessi association, a platform bringing together police officers' wives. Commander Asseh Fabrice, head of the Moanda police station, led the delegation. Father Annel Bakanguila entrusted the police officers to God and praised their commitment to protecting people and property. A symbolic offering was also made during the mass, according to the Gabonese Press Agency.
Commander Asseh Fabrice said that Moanda police officers work daily to protect vulnerable people and maintain order and security in the city. Saint Martin of Tours is celebrated every 11 November in honour of Martin of Tours, a former Roman soldier who became a figure associated with generosity and duty, according to the Gabonese Press Agency.
