Nigeria: Implications of the Netherlands’ Return of 119 Benin Bronzes

23rd June 2025
[Vanguard] As we all know by now, the Netherlands has officially returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking the largest single repatriation of these historic artefacts since they were looted over 120 years ago during the British colonial invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897. The handover ceremony took place on June 21, 2025, at the National Museum in Lagos, attended by Nigerian and Dutch officials, including Olugbile Holloway, director-general of Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments, and

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