Militants from The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed in a statement today to have attacked installations belonging to Italian firm ENI.
ENI confirmed the attack, with a spokesman for the company in Rome saying: "We confirm that an attack was carried out and that operations are currently underway to evaluate the extent of the damage."
"At 0210 hours on Friday, April 13, 2012, fighters of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) attacked and destroyed one wellhead and one manifold on trunk lines belonging to Agip Oil Company, a member of the Italian ENI group," it said.
"More attacks and a full statement will follow."
A 2009 amnesty deal for militants in the Niger Delta region greatly reduced unrest there, but sporadic incidents continue to occur.
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