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...READ FULL; ORIGINAL POST; FROM SOURCE.
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