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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has expressed optimism that the Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) Agreement, which was signed by Nigeria and the United States of America on Thursday, will reduce the pillage of Nigeria\u2019s ancient arts.<\/p>\n

The Minister expressed optimism when he signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the CPIA with the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis legislation was enacted by the United States to restrict the importation into the U.S. of archaeological materials ranging in date from 1500 B.C. to A.D. 1770 as well as ethnological materials including those associated with royal activity, religious activity, etc. from nations that have entered into the kind of bilateral initiative that we are signing here with the United States today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mohammed said on the basis of the agreement, Nigerian antiquities being imported into the United States without the requisite Export Permit will be seized at the border of the United States and returned to Nigeria without the arduous and costly task of going through the labyrinth of judicial and diplomatic processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are optimistic that this agreement will reduce the pillage of our irreplaceable archaeological and ethnological materials, as the market for these materials is being shut in the United States against illicit traffickers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe agreement will last for an initial period of five years. If it works well, as we anticipate it will, it shall be renewed for a longer term. We implore other friendly nations to take a cue from the United States of America and join us in finding means to prevent the illegal importation of our antiquities into their countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Minister said the signing of the MoU became necessary because, despite all efforts by the Ministry of Information and Culture and the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, with the assistance of law enforcement agencies, to prevent illicit export of the nation\u2019s archaeological and ethnological materials, widespread looting and illicit excavation of these materials continue.<\/p>\n

He said the stolen artefacts are mostly smuggled to Europe, the United States of America and other places for the benefit of art collectors.<\/p>\n

The Minister, who thanked the Government of the United States, in particular the Embassy of the United States in Nigeria, for making the MoU possible, said the Nigerian Government looks forward to a diligent implementation of the landmark agreement, so it can become a game-changer in the nation\u2019s efforts to prevent the looting of its priceless ancient works of art.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has expressed optimism that the Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) Agreement, which was signed by Nigeria and the United States of America on Thursday, will reduce the pillage of Nigeria\u2019s ancient arts. 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