The Anambra State Police Command and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, have commenced the first phase of a comprehensive security and safety assessment across strategic locations in the state ahead of the planned visit of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and other high-profile dignitaries to Anambra.

This was contained in separate press statements issued on Monday by the Spokesman, Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga and Head, Media and Tactical Operations, NSCDC, Anambra State Command, Edwin Okadigbo.

The police said the exercise is part of the Command’s proactive, intelligence-led security strategy to identify potential vulnerabilities, validate existing security arrangements and reinforce operational readiness around designated venues, major access routes, critical infrastructure and other strategic locations.

Ikenga added that the assessment focuses on threat identification, intelligence coordination, access and movement control, strategic deployment, traffic management, emergency response capability and protection of lives and property.

The statement read in part, “The security and safety assessment is being conducted through enhanced inter-agency coordination to ensure a seamless and unified security architecture before, during and after the visit.