Netherlands returns 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria

The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell.

British soldiers looted the artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, in the late 19th century.

In recent years, museums across Europe and North America have moved to address ownership disputes over artifacts looted during the colonial era. Nigeria’s National…