Police Investigate Blord Over Armed Escorts

The Nigeria Police Force has begun an investigation into the use of armed police officers as escorts by popular businessman Linus Williams, better known as Blord, following the circulation of a video showing him with the officers.

The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, confirmed the development in a statement shared on his official X account on Wednesday. He described the officers’ involvement in escorting the businessman as illegal and said an investigation had been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The controversy followed a video Blord uploaded on his Instagram page on Tuesday, showing him arriving at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu with armed police officers providing security.

In the video, the businessman was seen arriving in a black Cadillac with a personalised number plate bearing his name, B-LORD. He wore a red-and-white striped traditional cap associated with the Kwankwaso political movement.

Several officers dressed in camouflage uniforms and tactical equipment were seen accompanying him as he moved around the airport and other locations. The footage also showed the officers walking beside him, opening his car door and providing security at what appeared to be one of his business locations.

In the caption accompanying the video, Blord explained that he had returned to Enugu and visited the Enugu branch of his business, BlordGroup, before heading back to Awka. He also described his return as a resumption of normal business activities.

In another Instagram post, the businessman disclosed that he had visited Sabon Gari in Kano State, where he met some associates before travelling back to Enugu.

The police investigation comes amid an existing government directive restricting the use of police officers for personal protection by wealthy individuals and other Very Important Persons.

President Bola Tinubu had, on November 23, 2025, directed the withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs across the country during a security meeting with service chiefs and the Director-General of the Department of State Services in Abuja.

Under the directive, individuals who require personal security are expected to seek protection from armed personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps rather than using regular police officers.

The President explained that the decision was aimed at making more police personnel available for their primary responsibility of protecting lives and property, particularly in communities battling insecurity.

Following the presidential order, the police announced the deployment of a Special Enforcement Team on December 6, 2025, to ensure that individuals and organisations complied with the new arrangement.

The monitoring exercise began in Lagos, with the then Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, reporting that no cases of unauthorised police escorts were recorded during the initial operation.

The latest investigation involving Blord is expected to establish why the armed officers were attached to him and whether their deployment violated the existing police regulations and presidential directive.