Nigeria, May 20 -- The Nigerian Army said it would investigate Saturday's attack on two of its personnel at the popular Banex Plaza in Abuja.

Spokesperson of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, a major general, disclosed this in a WhatsApp message to PREMIUM TIMES.

He did not, however, indicate when the probe would commence and the method it would take.

"The incident will be investigated and appropriate actions taken to address it," Mr Nwachukwu said.

This newspaper reported that a mob assaulted two soldiers at the plaza last Saturday.

This newspaper gathered that the incident occurred when a lady who bought an iPhone 15 from a shop owned by one Suleiman Ibrahim some weeks back returned the set, accompanied by the soldiers.

The lady, it was...