A descendant of African royalty has urged Britain to keep the Benin Bronzes, from his suburban home in Kent.
Chaz Legemah, 59, is a beekeeper, father of five and the grandson of Chief Emmanuel Izekor Legemah of Benin.
The chief, who died in March 1977, was part of the extended royal family of Benin City and his lineage is linked to the 19th-century Obas, or kings, of the Edo people.
Almost a century before his death 1,000 heirlooms known as the Benin Bronzes were stolen during a bloody invasion of the city, now modern-day Nigeria, by British soldiers.
Mr Legemah told The Times: “The UK has some of the best and most secure museums in the world. They have the infrastructure and expertise
