NAIJA NEWS
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that out-of-school children could end up becoming weapons for Boko Haram.
He stated that the menace provides a fertile ground for the recruitment of future Boko Haram insurgents.
Obasanjo gave the warning on Sunday in Bauchi, when he inaugurated the dualised seven-kilometre Awala-Mairuguri Road and 17.70-kilometre Awalah-Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa National Airport Road.
He also inaugurated the 30-kilometre Gubi-Ruda Bida-Siyi-Nasarawa Road.
Speaking during the ceremony, the former President noted that education and human capacity building are very essential in ensuring development and creation of a safer society.
He said, “World Bank says we have over 20 million out-of-school children, who should be in school but are not.
“For a population of about 220 to 230 million, that is 10 per cent of our population that should be in school that are not in school.
“Dear governor of Bauchi State, your Royal Highnesses present here,…