Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai MohammedMinister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed calls for the repatriation of all looted Nigerian artefacts, while also commending those countries that have returned such antiquities.
In a statement issued in Abuja, yesterday, to mark the 2021 International Museum Day, Mohammed appealed to Nigerians, especially the elite, to join the ongoing campaign to repatriate all looted Nigerian artefacts.
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He said the campaign for the repatriation of looted artefacts, which was launched by the Federal Government in October 2019, had yielded fruits, with the spate of return of stolen Nigerian antiquities from around the world.