Former Abia State Governor and Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has disclosed that he was once involved in the international arms trade, stating that he sold weapons to individuals and countries willing to pay for them.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Kalu confirmed that arms dealing was among his major business ventures outside Nigeria before he eventually exited the trade.
When asked directly whether he had been an arms dealer, Kalu responded in the affirmative, explaining that the business was driven by financial gain.
According to him, his parents later persuaded him to abandon the trade.
“My mother and my father came and said I must stop, and I stopped,” he said.
Kalu also stated that he was not concerned at the time about how the weapons he sold would be used, insisting that his focus was solely on making money.
Addressing questions about potential clients, including South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) during the anti-apartheid struggle, Kalu said he did not sell to any specific group but rather to anyone interested and financially capable of purchasing weapons.
He maintained the same position when asked whether he had supplied arms to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, saying his business was open to any buyer who could afford the products.
However, the former governor declined to reveal the sources of the weapons or identify his suppliers, describing such details as private business matters.
Kalu made the revelations while discussing his business background and his long-standing relationships with prominent African leaders, including former South African presidents Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma.
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