Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, was on Monday arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, for allegedly slapping a worker of Dana Air.<\/p>\n
It was gathered that the actor arrived late for a 12.15pm flight to Abuja and the airline\u2019s security personnel tried to search him.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness said, \u201cIyke refused to be searched and pushed the man away; but the man insisted that he must be searched.\u201d<\/p>\n
The action was said to have angered Iyke who allegedly slapped the security man. Iyke was subsequently arrested by the police.<\/p>\n
Dana Air\u2019s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, said Iyke had been released.<\/p>\n
The Public Relations Officer, Airport Police Command, Alabi Joseph, said Iyke was released after he apologised.<\/p>\n
The actor\u2019s manager, Michael Udo, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone, said the flight was held for Iyke because he knew the airport manager.<\/p>\n
Udo said. \u201cAt the boarding gate, a security officer stopped him for screening, but Iyke explained that the flight was about leaving and he needed to board fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
He alleged that the security personnel provoked Iyke by pushing him.<\/p>\n
According to him, Iyke later joined the airline\u2019s 2.30pm flight to Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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