Nollywood
actor, Jim Iyke, was on Monday afternoon arrested at the Murtala Muhammed
Airport, Lagos, for slapping an employee of Dana Air.
It was
gathered that the actor arrived late for his 12:15pm Abuja flight and the
airline’s security personnel tried to help him to meet up with the flight by
searching him.
According to
eye witnesses, Iyke refused to be searched and pushed the man away, but the man
insisted that he must be searched before boarding.
The man’s
insistence was said to have angered Iyke, who slapped the man for ‘wasting his
time.’
Iyke was
later arrested by officers from the Airport Police Command.
Dana Air’s
Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, who confirmed the incident,
said Iyke was, however, released, after he had apologised to the airline
employee.
Ezenwa added
that the actor eventually missed the flight, which was still on ground when the
incident happened.
The Public
Relations Officer, Airport Command, Alabi Joseph, a Deputy Superintendent of
Police, also confirmed the incident, saying that Iyke was released after he
tendered an apology.
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