1,130 stolen Benin bronzes to be fully returned from Germany in 2022 – FG

The federal government has said the full return of the 1,130 stolen Benin Bronzes from Germany should be completed by August 2022.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, proposed the oneyear time limit during a roundtable with German Museum Directors and government officials in Berlin, Germany.

A statement on the round-table was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday by Mr Segun Adeyemi, the Special Assistant to the President (Media) in the Office of the Minister.

As contained in the statement, the minister is leading a Nigerian government delegation for highlevel talks with German government officials on the repatriation of the artefacts. (NAN)