He was 27, wearing his usual black hoodie, standing under the bright lights of SMFest Awka 2025 when he dropped the bombshell everyone is still talking about.
“I lost $1.2 million to hackers on one of my apps,” Blord told the packed hall. “I caught one of them, and instead of handing him over to police, I employed him to work for me.”
The crowd went wild. Some cheered the redemption arc, others exchanged side-eyes.
According to Blord, the “very small boy” who drained seven figures showed him every loophole he exploited. Instead of EFCC cuffs, the young hacker reportedly got an office chair, a salary, and a mission to make Billpoint unbreakable.
On paper, it sounds like the Nigerian version of a Silicon Valley bug-bounty fairytale.
But here’s where it gets messy.
No transaction proof, no police report, no public wallet address showing the $1.2 million bleed has surfaced. Blord’s companies have faced CBN heat, user fraud complaints, and even a 2024 arrest drama that still stings.
Critics, including VeryDarkMan, quickly branded it “audio story” – street slang for pure fiction. One viral reply read: “Same Blord that owed people money last year now caught a $1.2M hacker with bare hands?
Yet supporters argue turning an enemy into an asset is peak Igbo apprenticeship mentality. “He didn’t forgive, he monetized the talent,” one fan tweeted.
The 60-second clip has already crossed two million views, and #BlordHackerHire is still trending.
So was it a masterclass in crisis conversion or the most expensive PR stunt of 2025?
For now, the only confirmed fact is that Nigeria’s loudest crypto boy just gave us the juiciest tech tale of the year – and whether it actually happened or not.
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