Police probe officers escorting Blord in viral video

The Nigeria Police Force said it had launched an investigation into a viral video showing armed police officers escorting businessman Linus Williams, popularly known as Blord.

The video, posted by Blord on his Instagram page on Tuesday, shows him arriving at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu.

In the footage, Blord is seen in a black Cadillac bearing the personalised number plate “B-LORD”.

He wears a red-and-white striped traditional cap associated with the Kwankwaso political brand and is accompanied by armed police officers dressed in camouflage uniforms and tactical gear.

The video also shows him walking alongside the officers at the airport and at other locations, including what appears to be his business premises.

The officers are seen escorting him and opening the vehicle door for him.

Blord captioned the video, “Back to base, business as usual. From the airport to a brief stop at the BlordGroup Enugu branch, then back to Awka. Every move has its purpose, and the vision never takes a break. Blord is home!”

In another post on his Instagram page, the celebrity businessman said he was in Sabon Gari, Kano State, where he met his “brothers” before returning to Enugu.

While reacting to the viral video in a short statement posted on his official X account on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, described the escort as “unlawful and illegal.”

Reacting to the video, he wrote, “Unlawful and illegal. An investigation has commenced into this incident, please. We say #notoimpunity.”

The development comes months after President Bola Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country and their redeployment to core policing duties.

Tinubu issued the directive at a security meeting with service chiefs and the Director-General of the Department of State Services in Abuja on November 23, 2025.

According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, VIPs requiring protection would be assigned armed operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps instead of police officers.

The president said the move was intended to strengthen police presence in communities, particularly those facing security challenges.

On December 6, 2025, the police also deployed a Special Enforcement Team to monitor compliance with the directive, beginning with an operation in Lagos.

The then Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the exercise recorded no cases of unauthorised police escort deployment.