Nigeria To Retrieve 1, 030 Benin Bronzes From Germany – Commission - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 18, 2022
The Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments Abba Tijani, said this to newsmen today in Ibadan.
He said that many artefacts had been received from Germany but the commission would receive at least additional 1,030 in 2022
The objects were taken from the country during the punitive expedition of Benin in 1897.
According to him, when the artefacts are received, it will give the commission the opportunity to build new museums and attract more tourists across the world.
Tijani said this would also give them opportunities to view the cultural objects from the Nigerian context.