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‘I was an Arms Dealer; I sold weapons to anyone who could pay’ — Orji Kalu
Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed that he was previously involved in international arms trading, saying he sold weapons to anyone who could afford them without concerning himself with how they intended to use them.
Kalu made the disclosure during an interview on Arise Television on Monday, November 9, 2026, while discussing his business dealings and relationships with prominent African leaders.
The former Abia State governor confirmed that arms trading was once part of his business activities outside Nigeria, adding that he eventually abandoned the trade after his parents intervened.
Asked whether he was an arms dealer, Kalu answered in the affirmative and explained that his parents insisted he should stop the business.
He said his primary interest at the time was making money, not what buyers did with the weapons.
“I was selling guns to make money. Whether they blow up people, it’s not my business,” he said.
Kalu also disclosed that he sold weapons to different buyers, regardless of their country or affiliation, as long as they had the financial capacity to purchase them.
When asked whether he supplied arms to the African National Congress (ANC) during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, he maintained that his customers were not restricted to the organisation.
He further mentioned the Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia as countries where prospective buyers could purchase weapons from him.
The senator, however, declined to reveal where he sourced the weapons, describing the information as his private business.
He also clarified that his former trade involved heavy weapons sold from one country to another, rather than small firearms.
The interview further touched on whether he sold weapons to Libya under its late leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Kalu reiterated that he was willing to sell to anyone who had the money, although he did not specifically confirm a transaction with Gaddafi.
The lawmaker said he eventually left the arms business after his parents asked him to discontinue it.
“My mother and my father came and said I must stop, and I stopped,” he said.
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