Oil Rebels Claim Pipeline Attack In Nigeria

WARRI, Nigeria, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Nov, 2016 ) - A militant group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of a state-owned pipeline in southern Nigeria, in what it said was a response to a military offensive against the oil rebels.

The pipeline of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company in Delta state was blown up on Sunday, in the latest attack on the country's key oil and gas infrastructure.

The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate said it staged the attack "to register our presence" and protest "the calculated psychological attack recently initiated by the Nigerian security forces against our people." In a statement late Sunday, it vowed to continue the bombings despite a government truce offer.

Nigeria has deployed troops since July to hunt down the militants while at the same time opening peace talks in a bid to end the violence.