Pandemonium on Saturday afternoon erupted at the popular Bannex area in Wuse II district of Abuja as suspected phone traders pounced on military men in uniform over a phone sale dispute.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers were attacked after a disagreement with a phone seller at the New Bannex Plaza located in the area.
The business edifice is peopled by traders who deal in the sale of phones, laptop computers and their accessories.
In a viral video of the incident posted on social media platforms, a group of young men are seen arguing with two soldiers. The young men later break into groups of three, attacking their targets fiercely.
Meanwhile, on Saturday evening, armed soldiers had stormed the New Bannex Plaza area of the incident to arrest the attackers, a development that led to further pandemonium as traders and passers-by scampered for safety.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), and the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, could not be reached for comments at press time.
