The announcement Friday by the Niger Delta Avengers threatens the African nation’s fragile economic growth. In a statement posted on their website, the militants accused Nigeria’s presidency of being insincere in its peace talks and promises.
The group had declared a cease-fire back in August 2016.
Attacks on oil installations in 2016 cut Nigeria’s oil production from a peak of 2.2 million barrels per day to about 1.2 million, sending the country’s economy into recession.