Claim: Akenzua II was the Oba of the Edo people (descendants of the founders of the Kingdom of Benin) who led the movement in returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.
Evidence: Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Akenzua II (January 7, 1899 – June 11, 1978) was the Oba of Benin (traditional leader of the Edo people, in Nigeria) from 1933 until his death in 1978. In 1936, he began the movement to return to Nigeria the Benin Bronzes looted from the royal compounds and ancestral altars in the punitive Benin Expedition of 1897. They speak the Edo language and are the descendants of the founders of the Benin Empire.