The visit, which will take place on March 18 and 19, will see the president and his wife stay at Windsor Castle. The traditional formalities of a state visit are expected to take place.

This is especially true for Thames Valley Police, which deploys multiple resources to Windsor to keep everyone safe during royal occasions.

As well as doing this on the day itself, the police also prepare in advance, with Thames Valley Police telling the public this week that two dogs from the specialist search unit had already been working in Windsor to prepare for the grand occasion.

In a post on Instagram showing the police dogs at work, Thames Valley Police wrote: “Meet PD Sid & PD Cody! Dogs from our Specialist Search Unit have been busy putting their noses to work ahead of the state visit by the President of Nigeria, hosted by His Majesty The King, at Windsor Castle on 18 March.

“From buildings, vehicles, and open spaces, our search dogs work all year round in different environments to help keep our communities safe. Alongside their experienced handlers, they’re an integral part of the team.”

The police force continued: “You’ll see our specialist search dogs out in Windsor helping to sniff out anything that shouldn’t be there in the run up to and on the day of the state visit.

“We will be deploying a number of officers to Windsor along with other specialist capabilities including our mounted section, roads policing and armed units.

“Our neighbourhood teams and Project Servator deployments will be out engaging with the public. There’s also lots of other security measures that you can’t see to help keep everyone safe.”