Jim Iyke arrested for slapping Dana air employee

Star actor, Jim Iyke, was on Monday afternoon arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, for slapping an employee of Dana Air.

The actor had allegedly 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.

An eye witnesses said Iyke refused to be searched and pushed the man away, but the man insisted that he must be searched before boarding.

But the man’s insistence angered Iyke who slapped the man for ‘wasting his time.’

He was later arrested by officers from the Airport Police Command.

Dana Air’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa confirmed the incident and 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.