According to passengers, the plane, with flight number VL 2102, aborted the journey a few minutes after taking off from the Murtala Mohammed Airport.

A passenger also told The Sun that the aircraft seemed to be faulty before take-off but concerns raised were dismissed by the pilot and crew.

“They want to kill over 100 passengers with their faulty plane,” a passenger, Oladejo Olowu said.

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The incident comes a day after an Air Peace aircraft also aborted a trip to Abuja due to a burst tyre.