Boko Haram Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Illiteracy/lack of education ==== In a discussion organized by the [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars|Woodrow Wilson Center]], Chief [[Olusegun Obasanjo]], a former president of Nigeria, highlighted the low level of literacy and education in the Northern parts of the country as contributing to the perpetuation of Boko Haram. According to Obasanjo, illiterate and uneducated children are more likely to be drawn into the ranks of the terrorist organization.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woodrow Wilson Center |date=15 October 2019 |title=A Conversation with H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNP3ajS9RS8&t=5537s |access-date=5 April 2022 |website=[[Youtube]]}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page