Police Investigate Blord’s Armed Escort After Enugu Airport Video

The Nigeria Police Force has opened an investigation after a video showed armed officers escorting businessman Linus Williams, popularly known as Blord, during a visit to Enugu, News About Nigeria reports.

Force spokesperson Ani Iniedu announced the investigation on X on Wednesday, 11 November.

He described the escort as unauthorised in remarks reported by Punch. Blord had posted the footage to Instagram a day earlier.

The video shows officers accompanying Williams at Akanu Ibiam International Airport and opening a vehicle door for him.

In the caption, Williams said he had stopped at his company’s Enugu branch after arriving at the airport and was heading back to Awka.

The investigation comes almost a year after President Bola Tinubu directed the police to withdraw officers assigned to protect VIPs and return them to regular policing duties.

The Presidency said VIPs who still required protection would be assigned personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

Iniedu’s public response gave no details about who assigned the officers or whether any disciplinary action had been taken.