Kam Salem
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Kam Salem was a Nigeria
n policeman, who became Inspector General of the Nigerian Police, a post he held from 1966-1975 during the military rule of General Yakubu Gowon
.
At the time of the January 66 coup led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu
, Dikko Yusufu was acting Inspector General since the I.G. Louis Edet
was on leave at the time, and had to deal with the crisis when the Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
and others were found murdered.
By the 1970s, press criticism of corruption in the Gowon regime was mounting. Salem spoke against a press "campaign against the federal government, putting pressure on it to institute an inquiry into the conduct of certain public functionaries". He said "The government will not allow itself to be stampeded into taking actions in any matter of public interest".
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n policeman, who became Inspector General of the Nigerian Police, a post he held from 1966-1975 during the military rule of General Yakubu Gowon
Yakubu Gowon
General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon was the head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He took power after one military coup d'etat and was overthrown in another...
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At the time of the January 66 coup led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu
Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu
Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, was born in the Northern Region’s capital of Kaduna to Igbo immigrant parents from the Mid-Western Region-Okpanam Town, near Asaba in the present day Delta State.-Background:...
, Dikko Yusufu was acting Inspector General since the I.G. Louis Edet
Louis Edet
Louis Orok Edet was the Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force from 1964-1966. He was the first indigenous Nigerian to occupy the position...
was on leave at the time, and had to deal with the crisis when the Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE was a Nigerian politician, and the only prime minister of an independent Nigeria. Originally a trained teacher, he became a vocal leader for Northern interest as one of the few educated Nigerians of his time...
and others were found murdered.
By the 1970s, press criticism of corruption in the Gowon regime was mounting. Salem spoke against a press "campaign against the federal government, putting pressure on it to institute an inquiry into the conduct of certain public functionaries". He said "The government will not allow itself to be stampeded into taking actions in any matter of public interest".