Viral videos posted on social media by some residents have shown how some soldiers are going on rampage in Oshodi, destroying vehicles and shooting sporadically into the air while targeting hoodlums.
It is being said that the cause of the crisis results from the fact that a military officer was killed the previous day in the area.
In the videos, we see panic-stricken traders try to hide, as others take to their heels.
Pictures of vandalized vehicles were also posted on Twitter by some commuters.
The state Police Publix Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said he was awaiting a report on the incident from the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area.