By Cynthia Johnson
Kelvin Power, the bodyguard to Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel, has addressed the misconception that bodyguards are illiterate.
Power whose real name is Atobiloye Kelvin Kayode, disclosed this while sharing his story in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, stating that there are many educated persons who work as bodyguards hence, the job should be respected.
“There are a lot of elites, graduates and even master’s degree holders doing the job of a bodyguard. It is called close security protection.
“I do blame people who think that the job of a bodyguard is for the illiterate. There is this notion that people in society have that once you are masculine, you are violent, and they need to change that.
On whether bodyguarding is a well-paying job, Power said that the pay was dependent on the employer, but that he is happy with his salary.
“People need to appreciate the position of a bodyguard. Some people would club and buy drinks worth over N5m in one night, yet they can not pay for the security of almost N400,000 to N500,000, but they want to price down the money to peanut, and you are doing a party of nearly N20m, it’s sad. And I don’t blame them, and it is because they have seen some bodyguards to be touts who would settle for anything.
Quest Times further reports that Power who became famous after featuring in the TikTok challenge for Kizz Daniel’s recent song, “My G,” said that he is grateful for the opportunity to work with Kizz Daniel, who he described as a “rare” boss.
Also mentioned was his journey to becoming a bodybuilder; it was a “rugged” process that took him more than 20 years. He said that he was motivated to start bodybuilding because he wanted to “prove himself” and “challenge himself.”
Power who hails from Ondo town and Ekiti State, also said he studied law at the University of Ado Ekiti, but abandoned his studies to pursue bodybuilding.
The bodybuilder added that bodyguarding is a “challenging” job, but is one that he loves. He said that he is always on the lookout for threats, but that he has never been scared.
Having worked with other clients including Mike Adenuga, Power finds Kizz Daniel as the best boss he has ever had, seeing him as a role model.
“If I am not going to be biased, my role model is Kizz Daniel. He is a very hard-working person, and knowing him has taught me a lot; he is brilliant. He is a tranquil person, though many people will not understand, but I am the closest to him, and I am very proud to say he is my role model.”
In addition, he stated that he sees Kizz Daniel as his wife and everything, guarding him passionately and zealously, as one cannot guard a person if hatred exits.
“To bodyguard a celebrity, you must fall in love with them first because who you don’t love, you can’t guard, so much like God loving us and protecting us too. I see Kizz Daniel as my wife and everything, so I guard passionately and zealously. Maybe that was what inspired the trending video on social media. So when I am out with him, whatever happens, is on God.”