Banex Plaza And A Burst Of Brazen Illegalities

Two soldiers beat up not exactly to a pulp but in the full glare of onlookers and bystanders, some terrified, others not quite, and then in the global glare of the social media.Too much humiliation in a day, and within months, and signs of considerable danger for a regimented institution known for its discipline and indelible institutional memory especially with the attack in Okuama, Delta State where about sixteen military personnel lost their lives in the most brutal manner.True to form, the Nigeria army had shut down Banex plaza, a behemoth commercial hub that sits like a boulder in the heart of the Federal Capital Territory, where the assault occurred, reopening it after more than a week. If the army’s loss of face in the unfortunate situation is well imponderable, the losses of those who do business there have simply been incalculable.A pressing question Is why? Why should a relatively trivial commercial transaction descend into a fracas that has now generated more losses than imagined? Are Nigerians now shred of all dignity so as to easily eschew the simplest dictates of civility?More info in the link https://thenews-chronicle.com/banex-plaza-and-a-burst-of-brazen-illegalities/