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The Netherlands officially returns 119 sculptures from the Benin Bronzes collection that were looted from the

Twelve-Day War — The Netherlands officially returns 119 sculptures from the Benin Bronzes collection that were looted from the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Edo State, Nigeria, by British colonia

Published June 21, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

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Context: Twelve-Day War.

The Netherlands officially returns 119 sculptures from the Benin Bronzes collection that were looted from the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Edo State, Nigeria, by British colonial forces. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/21/the-netherlands-returns-119-stolen-sculptures-to-nigeria (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.okayafrica.com/nigerian-artefact-returned-by-netherlands/ (OkayAfrica)]

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