Cambridge University To Return 116 Looted Benin Bronzes To Nigeria
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Charity Commission has granted consent for the University of Cambridge to return 116 artefacts to Nigeria. The objects, known as the Benin Bronzes, were taken by British armed forces during the sacking of Benin City in 1897, the university said. The legal ownership of the items will be transferred to the…