The German government returned dozens of stolen Benin bronze artefacts to the Nigerian government.
Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, on Tuesday, handed over 22 of the 1,130 looted artefacts to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed.
Mohammed said the event would remain indelible in the history of mankind when Germany trail the blaze in doing right to return the looted artefacts,
He said, “The negotiations were not as easy as things look today. They were stormy at times. But the sincerity of the Germans played a big role in resolving knotty issues.
“Because of what Germany has done, negotiations with other nations, institutions and museums for repatriation of the Benin Bronzes in their possession became swifter.”
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