The plaza was shut on May 18, 2024 following a mob attack on some Nigerian Army personnel by unidentified hoodlums.
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Eagle Online reported earlier that the Nigerian Army says the closure of the popular Banex Plaza in Wuse Abuja was in response to the unfortunate brutal attack on some of its personnel by some hoodlums at the plaza.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that on May 18 some army personnel were attacked by yet to be identified hoodlums.
Eagle Online recalled a viral video seen on X which showed a multitude of civilians overpowering some soldiers during a free-for-all fight at Banex.
Viral videos of numerous soldiers at the shopping plaza confirmed the development on Saturday at about midday
The media has been awash with reports of how Justice Umar had physically assaulted a security guard along with a video of the event shot by a commentator who was upstairs.
The Secretary of Academic Forum of IMN, Abdullahi Muhammad Musa, stated this during another round of protest on Monday that kicked off at Banex Plaza and ended peacefully at Banex Junction in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Abuja Environmental Protection Board had gone to court asking for the vacation of the premises by Banex Plaza tenants.