Niger Delta community leader confirms Warri pipeline attacks

LAGOS (Reuters) - A Niger Delta community leader confirmed two attacks on Thursday night on crude pipelines near the Batan oil field in Warri South operated by the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC). "There were two simultaneous attacks on PPMC and NNPC pipelines. No group has claimed responsibility. I am not aware of any casualty and arrest record for now," Ijaw Youth Council spokesman Eric Omare told Reuters. (Reporting by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Ed Cropley)