ABUJA (Reuters) - A seven-man committee appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to review almost daily attacks by a radical Islamist sect in Nigeria's northeast has been granted a two-week extension to complete its report.
Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful", has claimed responsibility for months of attacks in and around Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, close to borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
More than 250 people have been killed since July 2010 by attacks blamed on Boko Haram, rights groups say.
The head of the committee, Usman Gaji Galtimari, said it had produced a preliminary report which included urgent recommendations for the government but no details of its findings would be publicly released until the final paper was given to Jonathan in two weeks. The original deadline was August 16.
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