In a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abuja, the German Authorities led by the German ,Minister of foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, repatriated the 22 Benin stolen Bronze to the Nigerian government
While speaking at the event, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammmed , thanked the German government for doing the right thing by repatriating the stolen items..
He however , reminded the German government that Nigeria is not only seeking the return of Benin Bronzes but all Nigerian antiquities that were illegally or illicitly exported.
‘’It is upon returning these artefacts that true justice will be seen to have been done,’ he said.
Muhammed also seized the opportunity to remind other countries with artifacts stolen from Nigeria to honourably return them.