Notorious militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, has blown up a crude pipeline owned by Italian oil giant, Agip Eni.
The attack is coming three days after the Nigerian government announced that combat troops deployed to the area had been ordered to stand down to give room for dialogue with the militant group. The group has however dissociated itself from any truce with the government.
The latest damage to Agip installations followed a series of bombings that rocked Chevron, Shell, NNPC oil and gas installations across the Niger Delta in the last few weeks, including other Agip Eni-operated facilities.
The Avengers said it wanted a sovereign nation for the people of the Niger Delta, calling on the international community to intervene and help compelled the Nigerian government to yield to its demand in order to avoid a situation like Sudan before the southern part of that country finally broke away in 2011.
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