…the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had demanded full and unconditional repatriation of all looted Nigerian artefacts in German museums. The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration won’t engage in “disrespectful exchanges” with the Oba of Benin over the destination of repatriated stolen artefacts. This was disclosed in a … Read more
The Oba’s intervention and comments follow the controversy over where the artefacts, looted by British soldiers during the invasion of the Benin Kingdom, ought to be kept when returned The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Ewuare II, has said repatriated Benin Bronzes should be returned to the Benin Royal Museum to be cited within … Read more
Mohammed, who led the Nigerian delegation to the talks, said the repatriation should be whole rather than substantial… The Federal Government has demanded what it described as “a full and unconditional” repatriation of 1,130 Benin Bronzes that were looted from Nigeria in the 19th century and domiciled in museums in German. Lai Mohammed, the Minister … Read more