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Looted artefacts: FG asserts supremacy over Edo, Oba of Benin


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The 1,130 Benin bronzes Germany plans to return to Nigeria in 2022 will not go to either the Edo State Government or the Benin Royal Palace.
When the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the launch of a campaign for the return and restitution of Nigeria’s looted/smuggled artefacts in 2019, he would not have expected the massive windfall.
Mohammed had warned that the FG was coming after foreign countries keeping stolen artefacts from Nigeria using all available legal and diplomatic means. He explained that Nigeria was relying on UNESCO and ECOWAS Article 4 of the UNESCO 1970 Convention most nations subscribe to ensure all stolen items are returned to the country. ....

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Benin Bronzes: Obaseki, monarch's dispute jeopardises return of artefacts to Nigeria


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A dispute between Nigerian leaders could jeopardise plans for the return of some of Africa’s most famous artefacts, the Benin Bronzes, which were looted during the colonial era and are now mainly in Western museums, as BBC’s Barnaby Phillips reports.
The Bronzes, thousands of metal sculptures and ivory carvings, were seized from the West African kingdom of Benin – in what is today Edo State in southern Nigeria – by a British military force in 1897.
In Europe their beauty and sophistication caused an instant sensation, and they are widely regarded as amongst Africa’s greatest artworks.
In recent years, as European governments have come under pressure to atone for colonial-era crimes, some have spoken of their desire to return looted artefacts. ....

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