Nigeria rebels attack oil facility, hijack tanker

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s main militant group said Monday it had sabotaged a Chevron oil facility and seized a chemical tanker and six crew members, the latest in a string of attacks in Africa’s biggest energy producer.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it attacked Chevron’s Okan manifold late Sunday in the southern Delta state, hours after it sabotaged an oil well head operated by Royal Dutch Shell.

It was not immediately possible to independently verify the statement.

U.S. oil firm Chevron, which halted swamp operations in Delta state following attacks on its pipelines in May, said it was investigating the report.

Reuters