October 27, (THEWILL) – The management of Jabi Mall has announced the shutdown of the shopping complex.
Jabi Lake Mall, is an Abuja landmark on the Lake side of Jabi and renowned for its vast selection of over 150 stores.
Beyond shopping, the elegant mall also houses a number of restaurants and entertainment options including a Cinema.
The decision to shut down the facility was contained in a memo, signed by its Operations Manager, Franklyn Ogene, issued to all shop owners, members of staff and customers of the shopping mall.
The shutdown, which took effect on Thursday, will halt business enterprises such as Shoprite, Games, Silverbird Cinema, KFC, and PEP, among others.
The memo came amid the terror threat issued by the United States Embassy on Sunday, and the rumours over arrest of a suspected terrorists in an apartment located in Trademore Estate, Lugbe area of Abuja.
The memo titled, “The Abuja Security Alertness”, reads: “Further to the email trail below, and based on intel reaching us, a decision has been made to shut down the mall tomorrow 27th October, 2022.
“This decision has been taken in the overall interest of the safety of all staff and customers of the mall.
“Management is constantly reviewing the security situation in consultation with relevant security authorities and will keep you informed as to when the mall will be reopened.
“Please be assured that power, mall security, and all the other services will be provided to the mall, as always.”
A security guard in the complex confirmed that the gates to shopping Complex were locked on Thursday and customers were asked to turn back.
According to the guard, “the management is working on something inside, and would not accommodate customers for now”, adding, “we do not know when we will reopen.”
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