The Chairman of the Senate Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC), Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia North), has said that bandits are mercenaries brought into Nigeria by politicians.
Uzor Kalu made this statement in an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.
His comments come against the backdrop of the renewed security challenges across the country.
According to him, “People are being killed in Nigeria and you see people talk about the forthcoming 2027 elections, this and that. You can see that all is about politics.
“These people (bandits) are partially mercenaries brought by politicians. These people are people brought by individuals. They are centred to destabilise the president who is ready to revamp our economy.”
When asked if President Bola Tinubu was aware of the information he was giving, the former Abia State governor said, “Tinubu is the president of Nigeria. He has a lot of information around him.
“As a citizen of this country I’m aware that people are sponsoring these bandits to destabilise Nigeria, but we are equal to the task. The Federal Government will challenge them.”
