The Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, will today, July 15, receive some looted Benin Bronzes from a prominent Museum in the United States of America (USA).
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Oba, Osaigbovo, the U.S.-based Museum delegation will be presenting the artifacts to the monarch in his palace.
It was gathered that the event, which is scheduled to hold by 12noon is expected to attract all and sundry in society, including the defenders of the Edo heritage.
Recall that in May 2024, the Oba received two artefacts from Germany through the National Commission for Museum and Monument (NCMM).
Alongside others, the artefacts were looted by the British during their invasion of the Benin palace in 1897. The two items were handed over to the NCMM on behalf of the Nigerian government by the German authorities in 2022.
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