Banex Plaza, an electronics and telecommunications gadget market in Abuja, is still under lock Down, manned by the military.
Our correspondent who visited the market on Monday morning found soldiers across the plaza.
Some traders who assembled at a distance from the plaza were seen leaving after waiting for hours.
None of them agreed to speak with our correspondents but they were heard lamenting the cost implication of having the plaza shut on a major day like Monday.
Trouble started over the weekend when thugs beat up some soldiers who had a minor disagreement with a trader in the plaza.
The trader had reportedly sold a bad phone to them. Rather than resolve the issue amicably, the trader reportedly invited, police and thugs who assaulted the uniform men.
Video circulationg online and posted on our platforms showed the brutality and assault on the uniformed men with the mp rank on their sleeves, The thugs who broke into groups slapped, kicked and beat up the soldiers.
Although the police stepped in to resolve the situation, soldiers later stormed the plaza, forcing traders to shut down immediately.
Some videos on social media showed soldiers chasing a crowd of people and punishing a few others.
This morning, military vans are still seen stationed across different spots at the plaza today being the 3rd day of the lockdown
Some troops also patrolled the plaza in Wuse 2, Abuja, in their vans.
The army has been silent on the action as of the time of filing this report.
