I Was the Enemy: Being a Black Police Officer | DEEP

In this episode we spoke to Gamal 'G' Turawa, an ex-Metropolitan police officer, who told us of his incredible life story - from his first experience of racism, being "farmed" into the UK as a child and going back to Nigeria, growing up with an abusive father, getting into the police force, to coming out as gay and everything he has learnt on the way. 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Childhood & "Farming" of Nigerian Children to the UK 02:28 - Meeting Biological Father 06:07 - Being Sent to Nigeria 09:59 - Becoming Homeless 12:07 - Returning to the UK 15:39 - Joining the Police 20:04 - On Discrimination 24:20 - Coming out 29:51 - On Sharing Stories Thanks to G for taking part! --- Welcome to DEEP - a brand new channel that brings you incredible people with amazing stories from all over the world. If you've seen the team's previous work - Minutes With/The Gap/Agree To Disagree...then you know what to expect! Let us know if there's anyone in particular you think we should speak to - we love bringing you stories and want to hear what you like. Thanks and we hope you enjoy!