Netherlands to hand over 119 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria on June 21
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 5/06/2025
The Netherlands is expected to hand over 119 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria this month. The Dutch embassy in Nigeria confirmed to TheCable on Thursday that the bronzes will arrive in the week of June 16. An official said the handover ceremony will take place on June 21 at the National Museum in Lagos. They will later be returned to the National Museum in Benin City, the Edo state capital. The number of artefacts is believed to be the single largest to be returned to Nigeria. The bronzes were looted during the 1897 British raid on Benin City. Earlier in February, the Dutch embassy in (…)
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