The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. TUKUR BURATAI has claimed that the Boko Haram terrorists had been “highly degraded” and that there was no resurgence of insurgency in the North-East as being insinuated in some quarters.

BURATAI, who spoke in Jaji at the graduation of 55 Special Forces from “Advance Water Markship Training”, however, said: “in warfare, one must suffer some setbacks”.

You will recall that in the last few days, there have been media reports of terrorists’ attacks on troops in the North-East in which they claimed a number of soldiers had been killed.

The army, however, denied the attack and loss of personnel.

The Nigeria Police have distanced itself from claim in some quarters that it carried out the raid on the Abuja residence of Chief EDWIN CLARK.

Force spokesman, MOSHOOD JIMOH in a statement said the Inspector General of Police is not aware and did not order the raid of the residence of the Elder Statesman, Chief EDWIN CLARK.

He said the Inspector General of Police has directed the detention and investigation of the four Policemen and the informant involved in the exercise.

The policemen were reportedly led by the STS Commander, YUSUF KOLO, a Deputy Commissioner of Police.

According to him, the Inspector General of Police has apologised to the elder statesman over the unauthorised raid.

He noted that the IG had sent a delegation, led by a DIG HABILA JOSHAK and some commissioners to convey his apology to EDWIN CLARK.

Information filtered in that the policemen who stormed the home of Chief CLARK were in search of arms and ammunition.

The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has sent a petition to both the British Prime Minister, THERESA MAY, and German Chancellor, ANGELA MERKEL, accusing President BUHARI of disrespecting the judiciary.

It also accused the President and the Federal Government of engaging in what it described as impunity and other anti-democratic vices.

The National Chairman of the party, Prince UCHE SECONDUS, signed the letters which were made available to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.

In the letters, SECONDUS accused the Federal Government of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to intimidate members of the opposition in the country.