Was it looted from d governor's office or residence? Return it to d palace where it belongs..

Goldbw122:
Remain a mystery

No mystery there, the British are thieves. They always documents every invasion they made in the past and the number of loots they stole. So it's very much easier to return to the true owners.

This is one of the unreasonable excuses of yahoo yahoo boys, the British stole the artifacts by force when they invaded our land and they are still adamant to come clean on the matter.

michigang:
Should the British Museum return its priceless collection of Benin Bronzes?




https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/should-the-british-museum-return-its-benin-bronzes-

In my view , the items should be left where they are

Oba get all this and a Suzerain they call Ogane no get shinshin, which kind Suzerain be that?

Ogane wey nobody sabi except the smokers

Reason why I am not against Yahoo boys scamming these white morons. Until the West pays reparations to Africa I'm all for any black man that can scam the blue thunder out of them.

And to think these people brought religion here and talked about restitution.

If you see the dilapidated buildings in the National Museum and National Gallery of Arts in Lagos, you will not want the Nigerian artworks in foreign museums to be returned to Nigeria.
Because, Nigerians cannot preserve our artworks. They are better preserved and safer in American and European art galleries and museums.
My masterpiece of painting, "Blessed Mother" I made live in the Education Unit of the National Museum in Onikan on the Lagos Island was later missing from the museum and never found till date. Some of my colourful illustrations were missing at the UNICEF in Nigeria in 1988 and not found till date.
Nigerians cannot preserve our artworks.

It's very simple, THE OBA
It was taken from the Oba's palace
Let it return to the Oba's palace

UltimateSpice:
It was unfortunate that the British robbed Africans of their heritage. The bronzes belonged to the Edo people and it is not late to return them to their ancestral home.

we are not serious about getting them back tho

IbileIfe:
If you see the dilapidated buildings in the National Museum and National Gallery of Arts in Lagos, you will not want the Nigerian artworks in foreign museums to be returned to Nigeria.
Because, Nigerians cannot preserve our artworks. They are better preserved and safer in American and European art galleries and museums.
My masterpiece of painting, "Blessed Mother" I made live in the Education Unit of the National Museum in Onikan on the Lagos Island was later missing from the museum and never found till date. Some of my colourful illustrations were missing at the UNICEF in Nigeria in 1988 and not found till date.
Nigerians cannot preserve our artworks.

Look it so much get me annoyed. Lagos is not in the hands and power of the natives thats why all this happens.

Be careful of the psycho attack in what you're reading.

Note that the article itself is against returning the artefacts. It's simply orchestrating you to a mindset that it's not a good idea returning the artefacts. That's how Britain commit wider fraud on their former colonies. Check out www.africason.com for articles to give you a clue how to set yourself free from their mind control gimmicks.

To me, it should be about which would pay us more as a country. Would keeping the bronzes here generate revenues as well as leaving them in Europe where people are willing to pay for viewing them? If a deal can be made with the European hosts to pay for keeping our artifacts then we should consider allowing them keep them for specified periods. After all, how many Nigerians are willing to pay to visit museums to see artifacts?

In my opinion till nigeria builds a world class museum they should remain in europe
Infact if I have the opportunity I'll return those that have been returned to nigeria

Most of this artifacts ends up with the royal family which kills the purpose of them getting it back so nigerians can learn about their culture without traveling to europe

HedwigesMaduro:
Reason why I am not against Yahoo boys scamming these white morons. Until the West pays reparations to Africa I'm all for any black man that can scam the blue thunder out of them.

Don't kid yourself brother, African failure is not due to the West; it is due to the pathetic nature of the black people. Yes, black people have a pathetic, nature: destructive selfishness. That is why African nations cannot prosper. Even if the west pays reparations in trillions of dollars, it would not make black Africa prosper.
This is because black people are inherently more selfish and lazy than white people. That's the bitter truth we have to admit to if we are to change our destiny as a race.

Sonnobax15:

Well,the Binis have a very long and interesting heritage, raging from their different diversity down to their rich tradition....
As for me,I believe the bronze belongs to the Benin people....

The Problem here is that most of these bronzes were actually stolen from africa with the help of our own African brothers.....I don't think it should be a difficult thing for the Britons to return such artifacts back to where they rightfully belongs.

The British are thieves, how will they make money from tourism if they return it

jeff1607:
And to think these people brought religion here and talked about restitution.

Very funny, they gave us religion and took our juju in exchange.

The artifacts belongs to the Oba of Benins, not the Idus Igodomigodo or the Esans. Most of the artifacts especially the heads carved ones are replicans of the previous heads of Oba of Benin and British stole those artifacts from the palace.

michigang:
Should the British Museum return its priceless collection of Benin Bronzes?




https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/should-the-british-museum-return-its-benin-bronzes-

..... U call am Benin bronzes and u dey ask me who get am? No be juju be that? Na Mr agofure get agofure motors.....

Sonnobax15:

Well,the Binis have a very long and interesting heritage, raging from their different diversity down to their rich tradition....
As for me,I believe the bronze belongs to the Benin people....

The Problem here is that most of these bronzes were actually stolen from africa with the help of our own African brothers.....I don't think it should be a difficult thing for the Britons to return such artifacts back to where they rightfully belongs.

No,
Not all the so called Bini artefacts originally belonged to to Benin.
Bini was a kingdom conquering , enslaving and annexing many towns and plundering such towns just like the British.

Many of those artefacts where plundered and seized from Ishan lands, Ika lands, Urhobo lands, Aniocha lands etc

Sonnobax15:

Well,the Binis have a very long and interesting heritage, raging from their different diversity down to their rich tradition....
As for me,I believe the bronze belongs to the Benin people....

The Problem here is that most of these bronzes were actually stolen from africa with the help of our own African brothers.....I don't think it should be a difficult thing for the Britons to return such artifacts back to where they rightfully belongs.

Given what Nigerians are, if they return those artifacts, people might steal them and sell them again.

Sonnobax15:

Well,the Binis have a very long and interesting heritage, raging from their different diversity down to their rich tradition....
As for me,I believe the bronze belongs to the Benin people....

The Problem here is that most of these bronzes were actually stolen from africa with the help of our own African brothers.....I don't think it should be a difficult thing for the Britons to return such artifacts back to where they rightfully belongs.

There was no help. Those guys plundered it after defeating the Benin Empire in just one week.

jeff1607:
And to think these people brought religion here and talked about restitution.

Africans have always had religion

xpool:


No,
Not all the so called Bini artefacts originally belonged to to Benin.
Bini was a kingdom conquering , enslaving and annexing many towns and plundering such towns just like the British.

Many of those artefacts where plundered and seized from Ishan lands, Ika lands, Urhobo lands, Aniocha lands etc

slowpoke

Speakright79:

Don't kid yourself brother, African failure is not due to the West; it is due to the pathetic nature of the black people. Yes, black people have a pathetic, nature: destructive selfishness. That is why African nations cannot prosper. Even if the west pays reparations in trillions of dollars, it would not make black Africa prosper.
This is because black people are inherently more selfish and lazy than white people. That's the bitter truth we have to admit to if we are to change our destiny as a race.

Im not talking about Africa's failure. I'm talking about hitting those morons back. They didn't (and still don't) see anything wrong in stealing from Africa. Why should I feel bad about it going the other way round?

I feel a smarter move would be to let the British keep them while we both agree to a sharing formula from revenue generated therefrom.

xpool:
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No,
Not all the so called Bini artefacts originally belonged to to Benin.
Bini was a kingdom conquering , enslaving and annexing many towns and plundering such towns just like the British.

Many of those artefacts where plundered and seized from Ishan lands, Ika lands, Urhobo lands, Aniocha lands etc[/s]

Let other tribes come and identify their works from the bronze

Go to igun Street at sakponba road

That's where most of the artifacts were made

Wetin Oyibo dey do with these things sef?

cliffypatt:


slowpoke

Truth is bitter, if you like call me any name you like.
BINI ALSO PLUNDERED OTHER TOWNS AND STOLE THEIR ARTEFACTS

Govt

In 1977, when the Nigerian government asked the British Museum for the loan of an ivory mask depicting Queen Idia, mother to the legendary Oba Esigie (1504-50), they were rebuffed on the grounds that it would be subject to different climatic conditions and much greater humidity.

So the climatic conditions in which they were made is now not good enough to take them back.
When Oyinbo wants to scam you ehn they will speak tongue in cheek