A Nigerian militant group admitted to an attack on a crude oil export pipeline, but blamed a rogue member for violating a truce, a Nigerian newspaper reported. A spokesman for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Jomo Gbomo, was quoted by Nigerian newspaper Vanguard as saying it took full responsibility for an attack on an export pipeline the Niger Delta region. “The attack was however, unauthorized by our high command given the fact that the MEND unilateral ceasefire of hostility against Nigeria’s oil and gas assets declared May 30, 2014 is still in force,” he said. MEND has pushed for more influence for Niger Delta communities in the regional oil sector. It ramped up its militancy in the […]