CP Dantawaye Assumes Duty As New FCT Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, on Friday, assumed duty as the 34th Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command.

LEADERSHIP had on October 12 exclusively reported the removal of erstwhile FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, after series of highprofile armed robbery incidents in the FCT.

FCT Police Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, while confirming the resumption of the new CP, said CP Dantawaye takes over from CP Adewale, who has been redeployed for another strategic assignment by the inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun.

CP Dantawaye is a seasoned police officer with over two decades of meritorious service.

Dantawaye, who was born into the family of Late DCP Gajere Dantawaye on October 15, 1971, hails from Afogo in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State.

He began his primary education at St. Williams Primary School, Ilorin, Kwara State, before transferring to Nuhu Primary School, Kankiya, Katsina State.

He later attended Government College, Katsina, and subsequently Federal Government College, Enugu, where he obtained his Senior School Certificate in 1989.

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

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

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

He also served as 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 later as Commissioner of Police, Information Technology (IT), Force Headquarters, Abuja. Before his current posting, he was the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command.

A consummate professional, CP Miller Dantawaye has attended several local and international courses, including the Combat Operations and Counter-Terrorism Course at Gwoza, Maiduguri, Leadership Training at Shere Hills, Jos, VVIP Protection Course in Ginegal, Israel, and the Strategic Leadership and Command Course at the Police Staff College, Jos.

He is an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and an active member of Rotary International, widely respected among Rotarians across Nigeria.