hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, jˈuːdʒiːn, wʌzɐ sˈiːnjɚ pəlˈiːs ˈɑːfɪsɚ hˌuː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd æz ɐ kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌv pəlˈiːs ɪn kəlˈoʊnɪəl naɪdʒˈiəɹɪə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst sˈiːnjɚɹ ˈæfɹɪkən pəlˈiːsmɛn ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm.
His father, Eugene, was a senior police officer who retired as a Commissioner of Police in Colonial Nigeria in 1964 - one of the most senior African policemen of his time.