Ezza Heritage Restitution Appeal Seeks Return of Crown, Sacred Objects and Ezekuna Papers

This restitution appeal calls for the return of cultural and sacred objects said to have been removed from Ezza and other Nigerian communities during the colonial era. The items listed include quartz objects reportedly acquired near Ezza, the crown of Queen Mgbafor Nnele, and six metal records described as the Ezekuna Papers. The appeal also references Ozo title staffs, Igbo-Ukwu bronzes, Igbo masks, Yoruba crowns and Benin Bronzes held in European collections. The writer argues that museum labels such as “curiosity” or “ethnographic collection” diminish the spiritual, legal and historical value of these objects. The demand is for the identified Ezza items to be returned to the Onueke Okpoku Ezekuna shrine, alongside wider calls for the repatriation of Nigerian heritage. The appeal cites museum item references and freedom-of-information records as supporting evidence. Its central position is that long-term possession does not amount to rightful ownership.

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