President Bola Tinubu will be visiting Anambra State on Thursday, and 1,531 officers from the Nigeria security and Civil Defence Corps have been sent to provide security.
The officers will protect vital infrastructure and facilities owned by the federal, state, and local governments.
The NSCDC Commandant in Anambra, Olatunde Maku, gave the update on Wednesday after a meeting with top officers, area commanders, divisional officers, heads of units and other senior staff at the state headquarters in Awka.
In order to support the team in Anambra, Maku said the operatives will also travel from other states like Enugu, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, and Delta.
He said, “The NSCDC in collaboration with other sister security agencies has intensified covert surveillance, increased joint operations, including raids on criminal hideouts as well as confidence-building patrols within the state, reinforcing the readiness of security agencies to emplace a secure environment throughout the high-profile visit.
“The command had made robust security arrangements with sister security agencies to ensure a successful state visit of Mr President, the first critical asset in the country.”
According to Maku, the officers will be stationed at strategic points throughout the state, including the airport, bridges, government buildings, parks, marketplaces, telecom and electrical infrastructure, Solution Fun City, and other important areas.
He said, “Our personnel would be positioned in strategic locations including the airport, bridges, government buildings, parks, markets, electricity substations, telecommunication facilities, solution fun city facilities, and other sensitive locations across the state before, during and after the visit.”
In order to help keep crowds from obstructing the President’s convoy, Maku said that the officers will be stationed along his routes.
They would also control access to some locations.
He stated, “NSCDC personnel will be part of the human shield against the crowd obstructing the free-flow of the President’s entourage on the mapped out routes, in addition to access control of some locations.”
He urged the officers to be responsible, professional, and respectful while working with other security agencies.
Additionally, he counselled the public to remain law-abiding and peaceful as they gathered to greet the president.
