We’ll soon receive stolen antiquities from US, Scotland – FG The Punch
Published 18 July 2021
In addition to the 1130 looted artefacts expected from Germany, the Federal Government says it will soon take possession of other stolen antiquities from the United States of America and Scotland in October.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known at a press briefing in Lagos on Saturday.
He said the federal government was making progress in its efforts to repatriate looted smuggled artefacts from around the world.
He said, “In March 2021, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland agreed to return a Benin Bronze from its collections. We shall take possession of this in October this year. We have also secured a date in October 2021 for the repatriation of antiquities from the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
By Olawale Ajimotokan
The federal government has in clear terms ruled out turning over the 1,130 Benin bronzes presently in possession of the German government to any individuals or subnational groups when the artefacts are finally repatriated to the country by August 2022.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made this clarification on Saturday while addressing the press in Lagos on the efforts by the federal government to repatriate looted and smuggled artefacts from around the world.
The remarks on the heels of the controversy between the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II and the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki over who should take possession of the artefacts.
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