who approved the decision to return the artifacts at Nigeria's request. The largest collection being repatriated, totaling 113 pieces, consists of plaques, personal ornaments and figures.

The artifacts were stolen by British soldiers in the late 19th century and eventually made their way to a Dutch collection. The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria nearly 130 ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings THE HAGUE ...

The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by British soldiers from what is now Nigeria. They will be returned at the ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands agreed on Wednesday to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple ...