Nigeria, April 14 -- Ahead of the Easter celebrations, the Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and other security agencies in Anambra State launched a joint security operation on Monday, codenamed 'Operation Udo ga-achi-zero kidnapping and other violent crimes'.

The security operation also involves the Nigerian Army from 302 Artillery Regiment (GS), the Navy from the Naval Outpost, the Department of State Service, the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), the Nigerian Correctional Service, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Anambra State Vigilante, and the citizens of the state.

It is an intelligence-driven exercise, with Stop-and-Search operations, targeted patrols by Joint Security, and operators posted ...