Jesus College, Cambridge, handed over the Okukor bronze to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Student campaigning and the college's examination of its historical legacy helped secure the return. The handover challenged assumptions that possession by a prestigious European institution overrides the claims of communities dispossessed through colonial violence.
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The college acknowledged the role of students and its historical inquiry in the process that led to the handover.
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