Nigeria: Borno, Awaking to the Reality of Education

23 September 2020

Borno State, in the north-east of Nigeria, has for over a decade being terrorised by Boko Haram, which literally means western education is forbidden, this has been traced by many to a population with dearth of western education allowing a fundamentalist group to brainwash its youth. The current administration of Governor Babagana Zulum has seen this and has started taking steps to change the narrative. Michael Olugbode reports

According to late President Nelson Mandela, "education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

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