Posted by Chinenye on Tue 10th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has made a surprising revelation about his past, admitting that he once sold powerful weapons to people and countries for money
(Abia North Senator Orji Kalu. Photo by OnejoblessBoy/X)
Senator Orji Kalu recently admitted that he used to an international arm dealer who sold big, heavy weapons to different countries and anyone who had the money to pay.
He said he stopped only when his parents told him to.
He made the admission in a televison interview on Monday.
Kalu said he sold guns just to make money and did not care what buyers did with them.
He said he would not say where he got the weapons, calling it his own business.
He also said the weapons were heavy arms sold from one country to another, not small arms.
When asked whether he had sold to the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, he said he would sell to anyone with money, and he spoke warmly of Gaddafi.
During the interview, Kalu also talked about his ties with South African leaders.
He said Nelson Mandela introduced him to Thabo Mbeki, Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma.
He also said Mandela once explained why the African National Congress picked Mbeki over Ramaphosa as his running mate.