Reports reaching Ghpage.com has it that, Nigerian movie superstar, Jim Iyke has been arrested at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos in Nigeria for slapping an employee of Dana Air.
According to the reports, Jim Iyke arrived late for his 12:15 pm Abuja flight and the airline’s security personnel tried to help him to meet up with the flight by searching him faster.
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But Jim Iyke refused to be searched and kept pushing the security officer away for wasting his time but the man knowing his duties insisted Jim Iyke has to be searched before he boards the plane.
This was what infuriated Jim Iyke that he gave the man a heavy slap for wasting his time when clearly he was just doing his work. Jim Iyke was later arrested by officers from the Airport Police Command.
According to reports by Nigerian online portals, the incident has been confirmed by Dana Air’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa. He said was however released after he had apologized to the airline employee.
Kingsley Ezenwa after confirming revealed that Jim Iyke after the incident ended up missing his flight. The incident has equally been confirmed by The Public Relations Officer, Airport Command, Alabi Joseph.
