The Nigeria Police Force has launched an investigation into a viral video showing businessman Linus Williams, popularly known as Blord, being escorted by armed police officers, describing the deployment as unlawful.

The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement posted on his official X account, where he condemned the incident and confirmed that an investigation had commenced.

“Unlawful and illegal. Investigation has commenced into this incident please. We say #notoimpunity,” Iniedu wrote.

The controversy followed a video shared by Blord on his Instagram page on Tuesday, showing him arriving at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu in a black Cadillac with the personalised number plate, “B-LORD”.

In the footage, the businessman is seen accompanied by armed police officers dressed in camouflage uniforms and tactical gear.

The officers are also shown walking alongside him at the airport and other locations, including what appeared to be his business premises. Some of the officers were seen escorting him and opening the vehicle door for him.

Blord, who wore a red-and-white striped traditional cap associated with the Kwankwaso political brand, captioned the video: “Back to base, business as usual. From the airport to a brief stop at BlordGroup Enugu branch, then back to Awka. Every move has its purpose, and the vision never takes a break. Blord is home!”

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

The incident has drawn attention to the Federal Government’s directive prohibiting the deployment of police personnel to provide routine security escorts for Very Important Persons (VIPs).

President Bola Tinubu had, on November 23, 2025, ordered the withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs nationwide and their redeployment to core policing duties.

The directive was issued during a security meeting with service chiefs and the Director-General of the Department of State Services in Abuja.

According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, individuals requiring security protection would instead be assigned armed personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

Tinubu said the measure was aimed at strengthening police presence in communities, particularly areas experiencing security challenges.

Subsequently, on December 6, 2025, the police established a Special Enforcement Team to monitor compliance with the directive, beginning with an operation in Lagos.

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

The latest investigation is expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the officers’ deployment and determine whether their involvement in Blord’s movements violated the police directive.