Arts & CultureNewsLondon Museum to Return 72 Looted Artefacts to Nigeria
By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 8, 2022
A London museum, Horniman Musuem, has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. It follows a request by Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in January, BBC London reports. Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and a key to the king’s palace. Eve Salomon, chair of the museum, said it was “moral and appropriate” to return them since they were...
