Jesus College student union passes motion saying sculpture – taken from Benin empire in 1897 – should be repatriatedStudents at a Cambridge University college have voted that a bronze cockerel that stands in its corridor should be repatriated to Africa,from where it was looted in the 19th century. Firing the opening shots in a campaign that echoes a drive by Oxford students to remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes, the Jesus College student union (JCSU) has passed a motion saying that the sculpture should be handed over to Nigeria in a repatriation ceremony.
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Source: theguardian.com