Militants Blow Up Oil Pipeline in Nigeria’s South

Rebel militants have blown up yet another oil pipeline in Nigeria’s southern region.

The pipeline is owned by Nigerian Agip Oil Company and was located in Bayelsa state. Agip Oil is a Nigerian subsidiary of Eni, an Italian oil company.

According to Desmond Agu, spokesperson for the  Nigerian Civil Defence and Security Corps (NCDSC), the pipeline was destroyed through explosions:

“…Reports from the swamp area indicate that last night (Thursday) a gang of heavily armed youths with two double 200 horsepower speedboats used explosives to blast three different points on the Tebidaba-Brass… pipeline [sic],” he said in a statement.

While no rebel group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet, it is widely believed that it may very well be the work of the Niger Delta Avengers.

The Niger Delta Avengers have claimed responsibility for various oil pipe attack since the beginning of the year.