Pa Edwin Clark, the veteran statesman and leader of the Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), expressed his observations and concerns about recent developments involving Sunday Igboho in Nigeria's South-West region. He pointed out that Sunday Igboho's push for the establishment of the Oduduwa Nation had attracted support from some professors and individuals previously aligned with him. The situation took a troubling turn when Sunday Igboho clashed with security forces at his residence, leading to casualties and the confiscation of weapons.
Following this incident, Sunday Igboho decided to flee to the Republic of Benin for safety. He briefly returned to Nigeria to attend his mother's funeral before shuttling between Nigeria, Benin, and Germany.
In an interview with The Sun, Clark said, "Recently, if not simultaneously, Sunday Igboho in the South-West said he wanted Oduduwa Nation. Some professors joined him. I know some of them, who used to attend meetings with me here. They joined him until he had this problem in the house with the security men, where people were killed. Guns were seized and so on which made him run outside Nigeria to the Republic of Benin. So now he’s back. His mother died, he came to bury his mother. He is in and out of Nigeria, whether in the Republic of Benin or in Nigeria or in Germany."