Goodluck em diálogo com radicais nigerianos

By Camillus Eboh

ABUJA, July 31 (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee to negotiate with radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, a group behind almost daily shootings and bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria.
Boko Haram, which means "western education is sinful", has claimed responsibility for months of attacks in and around Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Strikes mainly target the police, churches and outdoor drinking areas.
More than 250 people have been killed since July 2010 by Boko Haram, rights groups say.
The seven-man committee, to be inaugurated on Tuesday, will be led by Borno civil servant Usman Gaji Galtimari. He headed a committee which produced a report following the 2009 Boko Haram uprising, in which hundreds of people were killed.
It will review all the security problems in the zone and make recommendations to bring a speedy end to the crisis, a government statement said.
Jonathan, who was sworn in for his first full term in office in late May, has previously voiced support for dialogue but the group has said it will only negotiate if its demands, including the resignation of the Borno state government, are met.
The committee was set up after a meeting between Jonathan and local Borno leaders, who have said the military has done more harm than good in reacting to attacks in the region.
Amnesty International has said brutalisation by security forces, unlawful arrests, killings and disappearances have been the operating practice in Maiduguri for months.