…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
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Edo State intends to build a new museum over the next four years that would exhibit looted Benin bronzes currently displayed in European and American museums. AFP reports that many Benin bronzes — a group of more than a thousand prized metal plaques and sculptures looted in 1897 by British troops from … Read more