From The Times of Nigeria,
Wednesday, 05 July 2006
BY Sunny Ofili
An oil rig belonging to ConOil was last night attacked and a naval officer stationed aboard abducted by unknown armed men believed to be members of militant Niger Delta youths fighting for more autonomy and control of oil resource in the area.
The militants also carted away some automatic weapons belonging to the Nigerian Navy.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The major rebel group operating in the area, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) last week warned the government of more attacks.