The Horniman Museum in south-east London is returning 72 items
London's British Museum has 900 items from Benin, and Prof Tijani added: "I think the British Museum is watching, I believe they are now taking it deeply to see that they do something, because every museum across the world is saying it is not right for them to hang on to these objects."
The NCMM approached the Horniman in January 2022. After a consultation, and with the endorsement of the Charity Commission, the Horniman's trustees decided it was "moral and appropriate" to hand the artworks back.Soldiers burned and partially destroyed the Benin Royal Palace in 1897, looting and pillaging as they went. The Oba, or King, was forced into exile.
They include beautiful human and animal figures, ceremonial objects made from ivory and brass, and royal regalia. He said the individual plaques that make up the Benin bronzes were "like a page in a book" - telling the story of Benin - and the fact they have been scattered across the world was painful.
Two of the items being returned by the Horniman were acquired by its founder Frederick Horniman a month after the attack, directly from someone personally involved in the looting. Others were purchased two years later from a local resident.
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