Nigeria’s government has reportedly held first indirect peace talks with Islamist sect Boko Haram. Two mediators close to Boko Haram carried messages to the sect\'s leader Abubakar Shekau and government officials, Reuters said, citing its sources. The office of President Goodluck Jonathan has not commented on the issue. Boko Haram wants to impose sharia law across a country split equally between Christians and Muslims. The group has killed hundreds this year in bomb and gun attacks.