Ahead of the handing over of returned artifacts to Oba of Benin, colourful posters of some artifacts have adorned some major streets of Benin City.
Citizens of Benin City have been in a festive mood since President Mohammadu Buhari ordered the return of the artifacts to the place they were looted during the Benin invasion in 1897.
The ceremony is set to hold on Monday and citizens are currently awaiting the artifacts.
Spotted in strategy streets, including Airport Road were the posters which also carried the photograph of Oba Ewaure II.
Some of the Benin artworks were recently repatriated from Jesus College, Cambridge, and University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and handed over to the Federal Government.
In a press statement released by secretary of Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Frank Irabor, the federal government decided to return the antiquities to the ancient palace of the Oba of Benin.
According to the statement, the handing over of the returned artifacts would take place at the Oba’s palace on 13th December, 2021.
The statement explained that the event would also be used to mark the 5th anniversary celebration of Oba Ewaure II on his ascension to the throne.
However, the anniversary was postponed in honour of late Captain Idahosa Okunbo, who died on August 8.
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