Nigeria's most prominent rebel group says it has carried out an "unprecedented attack" on an oil tanker facility in Lagos state.
"The depot and loading tankers moored at the facility are currently on fire," said the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend).
It was not immediately clear whether the attack had taken place but police were investigating, reported Reuters.
Previous attacks by Mend have mostly hit the Niger Delta in the south.
Such attacks have severely cut Nigeria's oil output.
In a statement, Mend said that "heavily armed" men had "carried out an unprecedented attack on the Atlas Cove Jetty in Lagos" at 2230 hours (2130GMT).
It follows claims from the group in recent days that it had blown up several oil pipelines and captured six foreign crew from onboard an oil tanker.
The government recently offered an amnesty to members of any militant group which laid down its weapons
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