{"id":13868,"date":"2026-11-10T06:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/i-sold-heavy-weapons-internationally-orji-kalu\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T06:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:46:13","slug":"i-sold-heavy-weapons-internationally-orji-kalu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/i-sold-heavy-weapons-internationally-orji-kalu\/","title":{"rendered":"I sold heavy weapons internationally \u2013 Orji Kalu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2026Says he sold arms to anyone who could buy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has disclosed that he previously engaged in the international trade of heavy weapons, selling arms to buyers in different countries before quitting the business at the insistence of his parents.<\/p>\n

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Kalu made the revelation during an interview on Arise Television on Monday, while discussing his business background and relationships with former and current South African leaders.<\/p>\n

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Asked whether he was an arms dealer, the former Abia State governor answered in the affirmative, saying he stopped after his parents intervened.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYes, so I stopped because my parents, my mother, my father came and said I must stop, and I stopped,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked whether he sold weapons to people who intended to use them to kill others, Kalu dismissed the suggestion, saying his motivation was to make money.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo, no, no, no, no, no. I was selling guns to make money, whether they blow up it\u2019s not my business,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The interviewer subsequently asked whether he supplied weapons to the African National Congress (ANC) during its struggle against apartheid in South Africa.<\/p>\n

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Kalu said he did not restrict his business to the ANC, explaining that he sold weapons to any buyer who could afford them.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I was selling to anybody who wants to buy. If you have the money, you want to buy in D.R.C, I sell to you, you want to buy in Namibia, you want to buy\u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Asked about the source of the weapons, the senator declined to provide details, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s only my business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The interviewer also questioned how his former arms trade related to Nigeria\u2019s current security challenges and the proliferation of small arms.<\/p>\n

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In response, Kalu clarified that the weapons he traded were not small arms but heavy weapons sold between countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, these are heavy arms that were sold country to country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Asked specifically whether he sold weapons to Libya under its late leader, Muammar Gaddafi, Kalu said he sold to anyone with the financial capacity to purchase them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo anybody that had money to buy,\u201d he responded.<\/p>\n

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When the interviewer suggested that his answer meant he had supplied weapons to Gaddafi, Kalu replied, \u201cMay his soul rest in peace. He was a good man. If you have money to buy, when I was selling, I would sell to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The senator also spoke about his relationships with successive South African presidents, tracing the connections to his friendship with the country\u2019s late former president, Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n

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He said Mandela introduced him to several South African leaders, including former President Thabo Mbeki and incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

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According to Kalu, Mandela once told him that Mbeki\u2019s father had contributed more to the anti-apartheid struggle than Ramaphosa\u2019s father.<\/p>\n

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He said the consideration influenced the ANC\u2019s decision to select Mbeki ahead of Ramaphosa as Mandela\u2019s running mate.<\/p>\n

Kalu added that Mbeki later introduced him to former President Jacob Zuma, maintaining that his relationships with South African leaders had continued across successive administrations.<\/p>\n

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