Armed Group Blows Up Major Pipeline In Nigeria

For the third time in a week, an armed group has attacked a major pipeline in Nigeria's Delta region, two officials have said, hours after the Niger Delta Avengers group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have been sabotaging Nigeria's oil infrastructure for months in bombings that have forced production to drop from 2.2 million barrels per day to twenty-year lows of 1.4 million barrels per day.