Nigeria’s MEND claims major attack on Eni oil assets

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Lagos—In a major escalation of violence inNigeria, the Movement for the Emancipationof the Niger Delta (MEND) said April 13 thatit destroyed oil infrastructure, including awellhead, operated by Italy’s Eni in the NigerDelta. The group threatened more attacks onoil facilities in the region.MEND, the main militant group in theNiger Delta, re-emerged early this year afterseveral years of silence following a govern-ment-brokered amnesty that saw militantscease attacks on oil infrastructure in returnfor training and jobs.