Citing possible terrorism, Nigerian media reported Wednesday an oil pipeline was on fire less than a day after the vice president was in an oil-rich region. Nigerian newspaper Vanguard reported an oil pipeline controlled by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Co. was on fire in the oil-rich Niger Delta, “sparking fears of attacks by suspected militants.” No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack and the newspaper said it couldn’t verify the cause of the blaze, which was said to have been extinguished by midday Wednesday in Nigeria. A militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers emerged last year with a campaign of violence aimed at pressuring the government to distribute the nation’s oil wealth in a more equal fashion. In an […]