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Nigerian army arrests suspected pipeline attackers in Delta-military source

Published: 16 May 2016 - 10:42 am | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 11:50 am
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YENEGOA: The Nigerian army has arrested several people suspected of having been involved in a recent wave of attacks on pipelines in the restive Delta region, a military source said on Monday.
Nigerian newspapers reported that the army had arested several members of a militant group called Niger Delta Avengers which has claimed a string of attacks in the southern swamps.
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