Netherlands to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, Dutch embassy in Abuja says
- Posted on February 19, 2025
- By The Globe and Mail
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Netherlands to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, Dutch embassy in Abuja says
Nigeria is trying to find thousands of bronze sculptures and castings that were looted by British soldiers during a raid on the then-separate Kingdom of Benin, located in what’s now southwestern Nigeria
