117 YEARS AFTER, A
BRITON RETURNS STOLEN BENIN ARTIFACTS
Two bronze artifacts, a long
beaked bird and a bell which were looted by captain Philip Walker in 1897
during the Benin invasion have been returned to the Benin kingdom and handed
over to the current monarch oba Erediauwu by captain Walker’s grandson Dr Mark
Walker. And he had this to say:
“I was very pleased to
have them in my possession because they reminded me of my parents. But when I realized
that my children were not interested in the bronze artworks, I knew I had to protect
their future”.
THE QUESTION
What if his children were interested in the
artworks, would he have still returned them?
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