#AlJazeera: The #Netherlands returns 119 stolen #sculptures to #Nigeria
The Netherlands has officially handed back 119 ancient sculptures stolen from the former Nigerian kingdom of #Benin more than 120 years ago during the #colonial era.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/21/the-netherlands-returns-119-stolen-sculptures-to-nigeria
![Returned artefacts from the "Benin Bronzes" collection are displayed at the signing ceremony and handover of the 119 Benin Bronzes returned from the Netherlands to Nigeria at the National museum Onikan in Lagos on [Toyin Adedokun/AFP]](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/735/613/895/607/968/original/2279f4335815a333.webp)