A report from the Tony Blair Institute has revealed why terrorist group, Boko Haram, gained dominance in the North eastern region in Nigeria.
Titled ‘Violent Extremism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from the Rise of Boko Haram’, the report dealt with the evolution and spread of the terrorist group in different parts of the country.
The report which was published on Friday revealed that the low level of education in North-Eastern Nigeria has led to the domination of Boko Haram in the region. “Low literacy rates and education gaps served as tools and opportunities for recruitment. Boko Haram became adept at attracting and manipulating followers from low socioeconomic backgrounds, many of whom lacked a solid education,” the report revealed.
It further stated, “The northeastern states of Borno and Yobe, for instance, have the lowest literacy rates in Nigeria. While there were a handful of recruits who had either obtained a qualification to high-schoolcertificate level or who came from well-to-do families, they counted as few among the many – and remained the exception.
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