A traveler once came to the masjid to see Prophet Muhammad SAW. After greeting the prophet, he was asked where he came from and he answered that he came from a far place just to get a few questions answered. Below is the dialogue that took place between the two:
You can call Rarara all sorts of names, but an illiterate is not one of them
Yes, he sometimes behaves like an insensitive idiot who is out of touch with Nigerians feelings
But he is not illiterate, unless your standard for measuring literacy is based on Western education.