The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has revealed that 16 gold-plated beaded crowns were stolen from the palace during the British invasion of Oyo in November 1895, describing the missing artefacts as irreplaceable symbols of Yoruba identity.
Naija News reports that the monarch disclosed this while receiving the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Olugbile Holloway, at his Boroboro private residence in Oyo… Read Original / Full Content