Cambridge College Sets Precedent, Returns Looted Benin Bronze To Nigeria
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Cambridge University college will on Wednesday hand over to Nigeria a sculpture that was looted by British troops in 1897, setting a precedent that will put pressure on other institutions to return stolen artefacts. The sculpture of a cockerel was one of hundreds of Benin Bronzes that were pillaged from the…