As part of measures to strengthen public safety and sustain peace, Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, on Sunday, 2 November, 2025 ordered an extensive crackdown on criminal elements across the territory.
Dantawaye, who stated this on Sunday, 2 November, 2025 through a statement issued the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, directed all tactical and surveillance units under the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), including operatives of the Police Mobile Force and the Counter Terrorism Unit, to join forces with divisional police formations in the cleanup operation.
“The special operation, which commences in November 2025 and will run through January 2026, is aimed at identifying, dislodging, and apprehending all criminal elements hibernating within the nooks and crannies of the territory,” Adeh said.
According to Adeh, the police chief emphasised that “the exercise will be conducted with intensity and consistency,” stating that “operatives have been directed to dominate identified black spots, criminal hideouts, and vulnerable communities, ensuring the safety and security of residents at all times.”
According to FCT police image-maker, Dantawaye charged all officers involved in the operation to carry out their duties professionally and warned that any act of misconduct or unprofessional behaviour would not be tolerated.
While urged the operatives to maintain discipline, integrity, and respect for human rights throughout the exercise, the FCT police boss also appealed to residents to cooperate with security personnel and report suspicious movements or activities to the nearest police station.
