CP Dantawaye Assumes Duty As New FCT Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, connected Friday, assumed work arsenic the 34th Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.

LEADERSHIP had connected October 12 exclusively reported the removal of erstwhile FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, aft bid of highprofile equipped robbery incidents successful the FCT.

FCT Police Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, portion confirming the resumption of the caller CP, said CP Dantawaye takes implicit from CP Adewale, who has been redeployed for different strategical duty by the inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun.

CP Dantawaye is simply a seasoned constabulary serviceman with implicit 2 decades of meritorious service.

Dantawaye, who was calved into the household of Late DCP Gajere Dantawaye connected October 15, 1971, hails from Afogo successful Kajuru section authorities country of Kaduna State.

He began his superior acquisition astatine St. Williams Primary School, Ilorin, Kwara State, earlier transferring to Nuhu Primary School, Kankiya, Katsina State.

He aboriginal attended Government College, Katsina, and subsequently Federal Government College, Enugu, wherever helium obtained his Senior School Certificate successful 1989.

He holds a Diploma successful Business Administration from Kaduna State Polytechnic, Zaria, a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree successful International Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Master’s Degree successful International Studies from the University of Ilorin successful Kwara State.

CP Dantawaye was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) arsenic a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police Course 20, successful May 2000. Following his palmy grooming and passing-out parade successful 2001, helium was posted to Bayelsa State Police Command successful January 2002 to commence his policing career.

SP Adeh noted that, “throughout his illustrious career, CP Miller has served successful assorted strategical and bid capacities crossed the country. These include: Divisional Crime Officer, ‘A’ Division, Yenagoa; Acting Aide-de-Camp to the past Governor of Bayelsa State; Escort Commander to the past Vice President; Chief Security Officer, Ministry of Petroleum; Commanding Officer, MOPOL 24 – Presidential Villa, and Escort Commander to the past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He besides served arsenic Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations), FCT Police Command; Area Commander, Karewa, Adamawa State; Assistant Commissioner (CID), Oyo State Command; Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Yobe and Edo State Commands; and aboriginal arsenic Commissioner of Police, Information Technology (IT), Force Headquarters, Abuja. Before his existent posting, helium was the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command.

A consummate professional, CP Miller Dantawaye has attended respective section and planetary courses, including the Combat Operations and Counter-Terrorism Course astatine Gwoza, Maiduguri, Leadership Training astatine Shere Hills, Jos, VVIP Protection Course successful Ginegal, Israel, and the Strategic Leadership and Command Course astatine the Police Staff College, Jos.

He is an subordinate associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and an progressive subordinate of Rotary International, wide respected among Rotarians across Nigeria.