Former president, Olusegun
Obasanjo, has revealed how he ran away from Ile Kewu (school for Quran
teachings), because of the cane.
He spoke on Tuesday during a
lecture on tolerance between Christians and Muslims in Abeokuta, Ogun State,
The Nation reports.
Obasanjo also called for
religious unity in Nigeria and said such would ensure the country’s
development.
He said, “If we can live in peace
with our neighbour at the local, community, state, national, continental and
global level, what a different world it would have been.
“Let me tell you, I went to Ile
Kewu (Qur’anic school). In my village, mosque and church were built close to
each other.
“When I was growing up in the
village, there was no difference and I started going to Qur’anic school. What
drove me away was koboko (horse whip).
“But what I imbibed in the
village when I was growing up is what I have practised all my life”, the former
Nigeria leader added.
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