London's Horniman Museum to return looted African artifacts

A prominent museum in the UK announced yesterday that it is planning to return 72 African artifacts looted during the colonial period of the British Empire.

The Horniman Museum in South London agreed to return the stolen and famed artifacts, including some known as the Benin bronzes, to Nigeria following a request from that country's National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Anadolu Agency reported.