”[14] Even though punishment was one of the incentives to invade Benin City, the British army subsidiarily targeted the royal treasures to sell them to finance the invasion.[15] The British military looted about 3.000 valuable bronze and ivory works of art and subsequently auctioned them or gave them to museums.[16] Despite Nigeria – including the city of Benin – becoming independent, this invasion has resulted in the scattering of the Benin Bronzes all over the world, in… [read post]