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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Nigeria president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed that the founders of Boko Haram told him that poverty and unemployment drove them into insurgency.<\/p>\n

Obasanjo also warned that the 20 million out-of-school children in the country were a breeding ground for more \u201cBoko Haram members of the future\u201d.<\/p>\n

He stated these while speaking at the launch of a book titled, \u2018Pillars of Statecraft: Nation-building in a changing world\u2019 written by his daughter, Dr Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire, in Lagos.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the early days of Boko Haram, when the man who started the movement was said to have been killed, I said I wanted to meet with the members of the group to talk to them and know what they wanted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met with their representatives and found out that they needed nothing but a better life for themselves. Can we blame them for wanting a better life for themselves?<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said they believed in Sharia Law. I told them that Sharia was not a problem in Nigeria. It is part of our constitution,\u201d Obasanjo said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Nigeria president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed that the founders of Boko Haram told him that poverty and unemployment drove them into insurgency. Obasanjo also warned that the 20 million out-of-school children in the country were a breeding ground for more \u201cBoko Haram members of the future\u201d. 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