Returned Benin artefacts to go on public display

…Cultural troupes from South-South, South-East to perform
By Ozioruva Aliu
BENIN CITY — Returned Benin artefacts taken away during the 1897 British expedition will be displayed for public viewing as part of activities marking the 10th coronation anniversary of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II.
Chairman of the anniversary organising committee and former Edo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Imasuen, disclosed this while addressing a press conference on the month-long celebrations in Benin City.
Imasuen said the exhibition would be organised by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and would provide members of the public an opportunity to see some of the artefacts that ...