Niger Delta Avengers blow up NNPC pipeline in Warri

The Niger Delta Avengers militant group said on Friday its fighters had blown up a large gas and crude pipeline operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) near the town of Warri and protected by soldiers.

'At 11:45pm on Thursday @NDAvengers blew up other #NNPC Gas and Crude trunkline close to Warri,' Reuters quoted the group as saying on its Twitter feed.

There was no independent confirmation of the incident.