Revealed: The “ultimate weapon” that could neutralize Boko Haram
Boko Haram is not the only problem in the terror-torn northeast of Nigeria, and neither is the resultant escalation in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
If the population of Nigeria’s northeast was split in two, the larger chunk would be unschooled, a recent survey found.
The level of illiteracy is perhaps the biggest problem in the region as global voices suggest terrorist ideology is easily endemic among the unschooled.
The task before the Nigerian government is not just to outgun Boko Haram.
The new administration led by Muhammadu Buhari must get the so called “Western” education into the minds of the young population before Boko Haram inserts its terrorist ideology.
Buhari’s education budget could perhaps the biggest indication of his resolve to stop the terrorists of the future.
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