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Thursday 30 July 2015

Monuments of shame: Sad story of Nigerian museums


COMFORT OSEGHALEs visits to cultural monuments in Edo State and some other parts of the country reveal that they are in a sorry state
Edo’s historical attractions of shame
The story of Gele Gele, an oil producing coastal community in Edo State, is the story of the National Museum, Benin. It is a story of a community and monument, without which the story of the Edo people cannot be told, fast fading into irrelevance due to neglect by those who are supposed to be regulating authorities.