Nigeria's government has handed over two bronze treasures to a traditional royal palace in part of a series of restorations of artefacts looted during colonial times.
In a ceremony accompanied by songs, drums and dancers on Saturday, a bronze cockerel and a king's bust were given to King Uku Akpolokpolor Ewuare II, one of the traditional rulers in Africa's most populous country.
Nigerian officials negotiated the return of the two objects held in Aberdeen and Cambridge and plan to build a museum in Benin City in southern Edo state, where it hopes to keep more bronzes. "They’re stolen if they are with you, they are not with us, until you return them, you are in receipt of stolen goods.""We have been consulting, we have been interacting with various institutions, various museums and various governments across the world," said Abba Tijani, director of National Commission for Museums and Monuments.
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