Seneto Orji Uzor Kalu don tok say e bin dey sell big wepon from one kontri to anoda, and say na whether pesin get moni to pay dey determine who e go sell to.
Kalu, wey dey represent Abia North for di Senet, explain say di biznis carry am outside Naijiria before e stop afta im mama and papa ask am to comot for di trade.
Di APC seneto and former Abia govno give di account during intaviu for Arise News on Monde, 9 Novemba, as e dey discuss im biznis background and im relationship wit Saut Afrika lida dem.
For di tok about im customer dem, Kalu mention di Democratic Republic of Congo, wey dem dey call DRC, and Namibia. E tok say e no limit di biznis to one grup or one kontri.
Di jọnalis wey interview am ask whether e supply wepon to di African National Congress (ANC) during di struggle against apartheid for Saut Afrika. Kalu ansa say e dey sell to anybody wey want buy and fit pay.
"No, 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…" e tok.
Di intaviu also touch wetin di customer dem fit use di wepon do. When di jọnalis ask whether e sell to pipul wey fit use dem kill oda pipul, Kalu tok say na to make moni e put for mind.
"No, no, no, no, no, no. I was selling guns to make money, whether they blow up it's not my business," e tok.
Kalu no reveal where e dey get di wepon wey e sell. When dem ask am about di source, e ansa: "It's only my business."
On di kweshton of how im former biznis relate to di small wepon wey dey circulate for Naijiria, Kalu maintain say di kind wepon wey e handle different. E describe im own trade as big wepon wey dem dey sell across kontri border.
"No, no, these are heavy arms that were sold country to country," e tok.
Di jọnalis also bring Libya and di kontri late lida, Muammar Gaddafi, enter di discussion. When e ask whether Kalu supply Gaddafi wepon, di seneto repeat say anybody wey get moni fit buy from am.
"To anybody that had money to buy," e ansa.
When di jọnalis suggest say dat ansa mean e sell to Gaddafi, Kalu tok about di former Libya lida and repeat di kondishon wey e say e use run di biznis.
"May 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."
Kalu no identify any particular transaction wit Gaddafi for dat ansa.
On why e leave di trade, Kalu tok say na im parent dem intervene. When di jọnalis ask am direct whether e bin be arms dealer, e begin im ansa wit: "Yes, so I stopped because my…"
E explain di decision further: "But my parents, my mother, my father came and said I must stop, and I stopped."
For di same intaviu, Kalu trace im relationship wit different Saut Afrika prezident dem to im friendship wit Nelson Mandela. According to am, na Mandela introduce am to former Prezident Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa, wey dey serve as di kontri prezident now.
Kalu also recount wetin e say Mandela tell am about di ANC choice of Mbeki over Ramaphosa as im deputy. For Kalu account, Mandela compare di contribution wey Mbeki papa and Ramaphosa papa make to di struggle against apartheid.
Di seneto claim say Mandela tell am say Mbeki papa contribute more, and e link dat explanation to di pati decision to choose Mbeki.
Kalu add say na Mbeki later introduce am to former Prezident Jacob Zuma. E tok say di relationship dem continue as different goment dem take over for Saut Afrika.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Kalu say e bin sell big wepon for moni