The Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, on behalf of the Nigerian government received the repatriated Ife terracotta head and other artifacts from the Kingdom of Netherlands on Thursday at an event in Abuja.
Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Harry Van Dijk, presented the valuable pieces of art, a unique and rare artifact, intercepted by Dutch Customs at the Schiphol Airport in 2018, to the minister on behalf of the government of the European country.
The event was also attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, as well as Professor Abba Tijani.
Professor Tijani, who is the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, stated that the Ife terracotta head was said to be at least 600 years old.
