A militant group on Tuesday said it attacked a pipeline operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of Nigeria's state oil company, in the country's restive southern Delta region. The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate said in a statement that it attacked the Ogor-Oteri pipeline in Delta state, operated NPDC and Nigerian energy company Shoreline, at around 03:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) today Tuesday, according to reuters. "We remain underailed on our mission to getting justice for the people," said the group, previously unknown before an attack on Aug. 11.It also criticized other militants for participating in talks with the government. A spokesman for the state oil company NNPC could not immediately be reached and Reuters has not been able to independently verify details of the alleged attack. This comes a day after Niger Delta Avengers said it had halted hostilities in the region.
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