admin
The Nigeria Police Force has launched an investigation into a viral video showing armed police officers escorting businessman Linus Williams, popularly known as Blord, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu and other locations.
The video, which Blord shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday, shows him arriving at the airport in a black Cadillac with the personalised number plate “B-LORD”. He is seen wearing a red-and-white striped traditional cap associated with the Kwankwaso political brand.
Several armed police officers dressed in camouflage uniforms and tactical gear accompany him in the footage. The officers are also seen walking alongside him at the airport and other locations, including what appears to be his business premises. At one point, an officer opens the vehicle door for him.
Blord captioned the video by saying he had returned to Enugu and was resuming business activities. He also mentioned visiting the BlordGroup branch in Enugu before travelling back to Awka. In another Instagram post, he said he had visited Sabon Gari in Kano State, where he met people he described as his brothers.
Reacting to the footage on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, described the police escort as unlawful and said an investigation had commenced. In a post on the Force’s official X account, he also reiterated the police position against impunity.
The investigation comes amid an earlier directive by President Bola Tinubu to withdraw police officers attached to Very Important Persons and redeploy them to regular policing duties. The President gave the order at a security meeting with service chiefs and the Director-General of the Department of State Services in Abuja on November 23, 2025.
A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said VIPs who required protection would instead be assigned armed personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The policy was intended to increase police presence in communities, particularly areas facing security challenges.
On December 6, 2025, the police announced the deployment of a Special Enforcement Team to monitor compliance, beginning with an operation in Lagos. The then Force spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the exercise did not uncover any cases of unauthorised police escort deployment.
