In a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark, for the family and Mr. Ilaye Clark, for the children and made available to Vanguard Tuesday, Professor John Pepper Clark died in the early hours of today.
The statement read, “The
Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to
announce that Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer, Prof. John
Pepper Clark, has finally dropped his pen in the early hours of today, Tuesday,
13 October, 2020. “Prof. J. P. Clark has paddled on to the great beyond in
comfort of his wife, children and sibbling, around him. “The family appreciates
your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later by the
family.”
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