Nigeria Reaches Out to Boko Haram

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee to explore the feasibility of reaching an amnesty agreement with Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The Jonathan administration has launched previous bids to halt Boko Haram's almost daily attacks on soft targets in northern Nigeria, but to no avail. Many barriers remain to negotiating with Boko Haram, putting the success of the government's most recent overtures in doubt.