Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has attributed the deaths of over 30,000 people and widespread destruction of businesses in the South-East to Nnamdi Kanu’s secessionist agitation. Kalu, who represents Abia North, made this statement while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, emphasizing the need for a political resolution to the crisis.
Kalu described the destruction as “widespread and deeply personal,” recalling traders who lost their livelihoods, including his late mother’s friend, whose rice business was wiped out during the unrest. He urged political actors and supporters to focus on finding a solution rather than engaging in “noise-making”.
The senator has been quietly engaging with the Federal Government on a political settlement for Kanu, stressing that resolving the matter requires strategic dialogue rather than heightened emotions. Kanu was recently convicted on seven terrorism-related charges and sentenced to life imprisonment.
