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Benin Artifacts: How Museum Attack, Handover to Oba is Threatening US-Nigeria Treaty

Crusoe Osagie writes that the attack on the museum in Benin City and the propriety of an individual taking sole possession of globally significant artifacts puts the future of cultural restitution

  • Attack on MOWAA sparks debate over Benin artifacts ownership.
  • U.S.-Nigeria treaty aims to protect cultural property from illicit trafficking.
  • Oba's control over returned Benin Bronzes raises credibility concerns.

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