Many of those killed are Christians . Police stations and mosques deemed ' insufficiently Islamic ' are also attacked . A government offer of amnesty has had little effect ; the deployment of 20,000 Nigerian troops to deal with ethnic and religious violence has failed to subdue the group . Assailants belong to the term Boko ##lah , which translates to ` ` Western culture is banned ''
Many of those killed are Christians . Police stations and mosques deemed ' insufficiently Islamic ' are also attacked . Assailants belong to the term Boko ##lah , which translates to ` ` Western culture is banned ''