The lack of education and poverty create the kind of group we see like Boko Haram. Activities of those groups increase poverty and reduce access to education and therefore create an even poorer and less educative society for the future.
If any kind of group can target educational institutions for the sole purpose of discouraging people from getting education, it tells you how far we have sunk and it tells you the kind of emergency that we face in the North because it is nothing short of a vicious cycle.
So, we do have, as a nation, the responsibility for bringing an end quickly to this menace. We can no longer ignore it, I think it is being ignored for too long.
This thing started in 2001 may be, it has grown into a real monster, yes there is the military solution but there has to be a whole process of re-orientation, enlightenment and awareness on the importance of education on younger generation.
So for me, I have assumed this role at a time of great difficulty, when we are facing challenges, and I will like to first of all request all Kings College boys and all friends to come to our aid with any kind of support, ideas, analysis or recommendations on how we can confront this menace.
Not just the security aspect, but also the entire mindset because it has set the North back probably by half a century.
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