Pandemonium as soldiers and traders fight dirty over the sale of phones.

It was a free-for- all yesterday when some soldiers and traders exchanged blows at the popular Banex plaza, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja.

A trader who identified himself as Ola our correspondent the fight was over the sale of a mobile phone, reports The Nation.

Banex plaza was thrown into confusion over the fight as shop owners were worried over the incident.

Passersby also ran for there dear life to avoid any breakdown of law and order in the area.

While explaining what happened, Ola said: “There’s a problem at Banex now. Some soldiers came to complain about a phone, and during an argument with the traders, a fight ensued.”

A viral video seen by our correspondent on X yesterday, showed civilians overpowering some soldiers during the fight at Banex.

FCT Police Command spokesman SP Josephine Adeh said the Commissioner of Police, Benett Igweh has deployed officers of the FCT Intelligence Response Team to the scene of the incident.

“The CP has deployed the Intelligence Response Team to the scene,” Adeh confirmed.

However, the Defence Headquarters and spokesperson for Army, Onyema Nwachukwu could not be reached for comments as of press time.

Other security operatives were also on ground to compliment the efforts of the police in maintaining law and order.

Some shops were closed as a result of the fracas.

Normalcy has returned to the area as of the time of filing this report.