The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased died in India on Monday while undergoing treatment. Babakura Abbajatau, The State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, confirmed the development on Wednesday.

Abbajatau said that the state government would soon make an official statement after speaking with the family of the deceased. While mourning the deceased, the Borno Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, described the d£ath as a huge loss to his immediate family, the people of Southern Borno and the state at large. Clark was a former Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation before resigning on April 25, 2022, to contest the Chibok State Constituency election on the platform of APC.