In the local Hausa language it means "Western education prohibited".

在当地的豪撒语中，意思是“西方教育被禁止”。

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Language: French is the official language. Kabiye Ewe and Hausa are the national languages.

语言：法语为官方语言，卡布列语、埃维语、豪萨语也为通用语言。

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Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sacrilege" in the Hausa language of Nigeria's north, has said it wants its imprisoned members freed and Nigeria to adopt strict Shariah law across the multiethnic nation of more than 160 million people.

WSJ: At Least 185 Killed in Nigeria Attack, Say Officials

Locals said these men were unpopular outsiders who didn't speak the prevailing Hausa language.

WSJ: On Terror's New Front Line, Mistrust Blunts U.S. Strategy