The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the provisional posting of two senior officers to new commands, pending final ratification by the Police Service Commission (PSC).

The affected officers are Commissioner of Police Miller Gajere Dantawaye, deployed to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Deputy Commissioner of Police Wilson Aniefiok Akpan, posted to Kogi State.

According to an internal police signal referenced TH.5361/FS/FHQ/ABJ/SUB.6/213, the postings are temporary until the PSC gives formal approval. The directive also cautioned that no officer assuming a higher post should wear the rank attached to the new position until confirmation is granted.

“The Inspector-General of Police has ordered the provisional posting of the following officers as indicated against their names: To CP FCT – Compol Miller Gajere Dantawaye; To CP Kogi – Decompol Wilson Aniefiok Akpan, pending the approval of the Police Service Commission,” the message stated.

The development effectively replaces Ajao Saka Adewale as Commissioner of Police for the FCT. Adewale, who assumed the position in March 2025, succeeded Assistant Inspector-General Tunji Disu, now head of the Special Protection Unit at the Force Headquarters.

Dantawaye, who was appointed Commissioner of Police for Kogi State in January, is expected to take over the FCT Command pending PSC confirmation.

The posting comes shortly after the killing of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, popularly known as Sommie, and her security guard, Barnabas Danlami, during a violent armed robbery in Abuja on September 29, 2025.

The 29-year-old journalist reportedly died after jumping from her third-floor apartment in Katampe while attempting to escape the robbers. The police have since arrested 12 suspects linked to the incident.

Before his removal, CP Adewale had addressed the case in an interview with Arise News, while Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, paraded the suspects at the FCT Command Headquarters on Saturday. (The Nation)