Nigeria should tell Unesco that we are happy to have these Afghan Buddhas and would accept the $1.3bn offered for their restoration

Ayo Akinfe As you all know in 2001, the Taliban blew up the two Buddhas of Bamiyan that had been tourist attractions for centuries. Although Afghanistan no longer has a Buddhist community, the smaller 38 m Eastern Buddha was built around 570 AD and the larger 55 m Western Buddha was built around 618 AD. They were both huge tourist...