Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Boko Haram might soon recruit out-of-school children if the government fails to return them to their classrooms.

Obasanjo said this while addressing participants at the presidential youth mentorship retreat held at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Obasanjo blamed security challenges in the country for the increasing rate of out-of-school children.

He lamented that about 14 million children who ought to be in school are on the streets; therefore, the situation can worsen the nation’s security situation.