Former Nigerian governor Orji Kalu admits selling arms
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Trust
Former Abia State governor and senator Orji Kalu admits selling heavy weapons to several countries, including Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya, for money. He said so on Arise Television, according to Daily Trust.
Former governor of Abia State and senator Orji Kalu admits having sold heavy weapons to buyers in several countries, including the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, according to an interview with Arise Television reported by Daily Trust. He says he acted for money: “I was selling guns to make money, whether they blow up, it’s not my business.”
According to Mr Kalu, he sold “to anybody that wants to buy”, provided they could afford it, and cites the DR Congo and Namibia among the possible destinations. He refused to say where he obtained the weapons, which he describes as a private matter. He says he ended this trade at the urgent request of his parents.
These statements come as the senator is at the centre of political news: he had recently denied being a CIA agent and accused his former party, the PDP of ruining him.
