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Jubilation as Benin Artifacts from the United States Arrived Nigeria Successfully

Jubilation as Benin Artifacts from Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in the United States arrived in Nigeria successfully yesterday! All looted treasures from Africa by the Europeans during the colonial era are gradually finding their way back home. Some Western countries have decided to ethically return some African treasures that were stolen by their predecessors as a result of colonial conquest in the 19th century in Africa.




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