Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has admitted that he previously traded in weapons across different countries.
The senator revealed that making money was his priority, regardless of how buyers intended to use the weapons.
Kalu made the disclosure during an interview with Arise News, where he also spoke about selling arms to anyone who could afford them.
Former Abia State Governor and senator Orji Uzor Kalu has opened up about his past involvement in international arms trading, making a startling admission about the people and countries he supplied with weapons.
During an interview with Arise News published on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Kalu said he sold guns to anyone willing to pay, adding that he was not concerned about how the weapons would eventually be used
His revelation has attracted attention because of his comments about the deadly consequences of the arms trade and the people who could have benefited from his business.
Orji Kalu confirms he was an arms dealer
During the interview, the former Abia governor was directly asked whether he had been involved in selling weapons.
Kalu responded in the affirmative, confirming that arms trading was among the businesses he operated outside Nigeria.
He explained that his main motivation was making money and that he did not concern himself with what happened after customers purchased the weapons.
“I was selling guns to make money. Whether they blow [up] people was not my business.”
The senator’s statement offered a glimpse into how he approached the business at the time.
What Kalu said about selling guns to Gaddafi
Kalu was also questioned about whether he supplied weapons to the African National Congress (ANC) during its struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
He denied that the organisation was his specific customer, insisting that he sold weapons to anyone interested in buying them.
When the interviewer asked whether former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was among his customers, Kalu maintained that he was willing to sell to any buyer who had the money.
He described Gaddafi as “a good man” and added, “May he rest in peace.”
However, Kalu did not provide specific details about individual transactions or the countries that purchased weapons from him.
Kalu reveals why he stopped selling weapons
The former governor disclosed that his parents eventually intervened and persuaded him to abandon the arms business.
According to him, their intervention convinced him to stop the trade.
“My mother and my father came and said I must stop, and I stopped,” he said.
He also refused to reveal where he obtained the weapons or identify the people who supplied them, describing such information as his private business.
Meanwhile, A fake pastor allegedly organised a prayer session in Uromi, Edo State, before disappearing with worshippers’ mobile phones.
The alleged pastor reportedly instructed everyone to bring their phones and place them together before making his unexpected exit.
The bizarre incident has sparked hilarious and critical reactions on social media, with Nigerians questioning the worshippers’ decision.
A supposed prayer meeting in Uromi, Edo State, has reportedly turned into a shocking phone robbery after a man posing as a pastor allegedly disappeared with the congregation’s mobile phones.
The man reportedly gathered members of the community for prayers and instructed them to bring their phones along. However, instead of leading the worshippers through a spiritual session, he allegedly made away with their devices, leaving them with an unexpected lesson.
How the alleged pastor reportedly disappeared with the phones
According to the account shared online, the incident happened after the supposed pastor invited members of the community to a prayer gathering. Continue reading here.
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