After More Than 100 Years British Museum Gives Small Fraction of Stolen Royal Treasures ‘Acquired Through Force’ Back to Nigeria
A London museum will return six dozen artifacts to Nigeria stolen during a raid more than 120 years ago. In a move experts described as “immensely significant,” the Horniman museum is the first government-fund entity to return items looted by British forces from Benin city in 1897. The museum will transfer the ownership of 72…