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In 1897, the British Punitive Expedition descended upon Benin City. What they called

punishment was, in reality, a systematic looting of thousands of priceless historical treasures.

Sacred shrines that stood for centuries were desecrated. Priests watched in agony as their

ancestral connection was shattered, replaced by the cold logic of conquest.

The capital of the once-mighty Edo Empire was set ablaze. Massive fires consumed

homes and palaces, casting a dark, apocalyptic shadow over the African horizon. As the smoke

cleared, only ruins remained. A culture was stripped of its history,

leaving behind a silence that would echo through the coming centuries.