I SOLD ARMS TO ANYONE WITH MONEY – ORJI KALU

Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed that he was previously involved in international arms dealing, disclosing that he sold heavy weapons to buyers and countries willing to pay.

Kalu made the revelation during an interview on Arise Television, where he discussed his business interests, international connections and relationships with prominent African leaders.

The senator confirmed that arms trading was once one of his major businesses outside Nigeria.

Asked whether he was an arms dealer, Kalu answered in the affirmative, explaining that he eventually abandoned the business after his parents intervened.

“My mother and my father came and said I must stop, and I stopped,” he said.

When asked whether he considered how the weapons might be used, Kalu insisted that his primary motivation was financial gain.

“I was selling guns to make money. Whether they blow up, it’s not my business,” he stated.

He also denied supplying weapons exclusively to the African National Congress (ANC) during its struggle against apartheid in South Africa, saying his business was open to any buyer with the financial capacity to purchase.

According to him, his customers included potential buyers in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia.

Kalu further disclosed that he dealt in heavy weapons traded from one country to another, rather than the small arms associated with many of Nigeria’s current security challenges.

When asked about the source of the weapons, however, he declined to provide details, describing the information as his private business.

The interviewer also asked whether he had supplied weapons to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Kalu maintained that he sold to anyone who could afford them but did not provide specific details of any transaction.

The revelation has drawn attention to the senator’s previously undisclosed international business activities, particularly against the background of concerns about arms proliferation and insecurity across Africa.

During the same interview, Kalu also spoke about his relationships with former South African presidents Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma.