fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ʌntˈɪl naɪdʒˈiəɹɪəz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ hiː hˈɛld ðə mˈoʊst sˈiːnjɚ pəlˈiːs ɹˈæŋk ˈɛvɚ hˈɛld baɪ ɐn ˈæfɹɪkən ɪnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈɑːləni, ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
From 1959 until Nigeria's independence the next year he held the most senior police rank ever held by an African in the British colony, retiring in 1964.