Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that he attended Arabic school known in Yoruba as Ile Kewu for some time until he ran away because of the cane.

The former president said this during a lecture on tolerance between Christians and Muslims in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Obasanjo urged Nigerians to live in peace and harmony with their neighbours towards deepening national unity and development, adding that Nigeria would have been a better place if adherents of various religions especially Islam and Christianity imbibed harmonious living.
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Testimony that many have been and are being forced to submit unwillingly.

It's just like some of ours high school teacher.
Some of these Mualim ehn, when dem hold cane forget my brother all your body go tear.
Just three or four strokes oo, you no go sidan with ur nyash for that day.
Dem go just deface not only your clothes but also your posture.

This thread just remainded me of my nasty experience at Ile kewu. I remember one beating that wiped my memory for some seconds.