Nigeria arrests militant behind oil attacks — policeLAGOS: The Nigerian secret police on Saturday announced the arrest of a militant who they say confessed to carrying out recent attacks on oil pipelines in the energy-rich south. The DSS claimed the militant confessed to attacking pipelines operated by Agip — the Nigerian subsidiary of Italy’s Eni — and Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell. Several recent attacks, including assaults on pipelines operated by Shell and Agip, have been claimed by a militant group named the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). The attacks have cut Nigeria’s oil output, already hit by falling global crude prices and hammered revenue. The oil sector accounts for 90 percent of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings and 70 percent of government revenue.

Source: Manila Times July 24, 2016 04:18 UTC