Miller Dantawaye takes over as 34th FCT Commissioner of Police

By Kingsley Omonobi

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the presumption of work by its caller Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, who becomes the 34th Commissioner of Police successful the Command arsenic of Friday, October 17, 2025.

CP Dantawaye, who antecedently served arsenic the Commissioner of Police successful Kogi State, takes implicit from CP Ajao Saks Adewale, who has been redeployed for different strategical duty by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun.

According to the FCT Police Command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, CP Dantawaye Miller is simply a seasoned constabulary serviceman with implicit 2 decades of distinguished service.

Born connected October 15, 1971, into the household of the precocious DCP Gajere Dantawaye, helium hails from Afogo successful Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

He began his superior acquisition astatine St. Williams Primary School, Ilorin, Kwara State, and aboriginal attended Nuhu Primary School, Kankiya, Katsina State. He proceeded to Government College, Katsina, and 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.) grade successful International Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; and a Master’s grade successful International Studies from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.

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

Over the years, helium has held respective strategical and bid positions crossed the country, including:

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

Escort Commander to the past President of Nigeria

He besides served arsenic Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations), FCT Police Command; Area Commander, Karewa (Adamawa State); Assistant Commissioner of Police (CID), Oyo State Command; Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Yobe and Edo State Commands; and aboriginal arsenic Commissioner of Police (Information Technology), Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Before his existent posting, helium was the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command.

A consummate professional, CP Dantawaye has attended respective section and planetary courses, including:

Combat Operations and Counter-Terrorism Course, Gwoza, Maiduguri

Leadership Training, Shere Hills, Jos

VVIP Protection Course, Ginegal, Israel

Strategic Leadership and Command Course, Police Staff College, Jos

He is an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and an progressive subordinate of Rotary International, highly regarded among Rotarians crossed the country.

CP Dantawaye Miller is passionate astir policing, innovation, and assemblage safety. He enjoys reading, music, driving, and travelling. A devout Christian, helium is happily joined and blessed with children.

Upon assuming bureau arsenic the 34th Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Miller pledged to fortify existing information frameworks, heighten community-police partnerships, and guarantee the information and information of each residents of the Federal Capital Territory.

He called connected residents to proceed to enactment the constabulary successful their corporate effort to support bid and information crossed the FCT.

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