Nollywood’ star Jim Iyke posted a message
on his Instagram page saying he had cut
short a business trip to Monrovia in Liberia -
where at least 600 people have already died
from the disease.
The image of Iyke sitting on
green leather-clad seats in the airport’s luxury
first class lounge while wearing an expensive
designer watch and sunglasses was
accompanied with the caption: ‘Not ashamed
to admit this scares the Jesus outta me
#Ebola.’

Fear: Much of the anger on social media
stems from fear among Nigerian citizens that
Iyke (pictured left and right) appeared to be
travelling back to the country from Liberia
without having had tests to see if he is
infected
The contrast between Iyke’s image of first
class luxury is in stark contrast to the
thousands of terrified Liberians who are living
in fear of contracting the deadly disease.
However, much of the anger about his image
stemmed from fear among Nigerian citizens
that Iyke appeared to be travelling back to the
country without having been tested to see if
he was infected.
Twitter user @Avariberry posted a message
reading: ‘Jim Iyke or Not… he gotta be
screened. #TestJimIyke.’
Meanwhile @IcallDibbz_ said: ‘Please ooo,
James Ikechukwu, aka Jim Iyke, should be
quarantined.’
Others picked up on the fact Iyke had an
expensive face mask to protect himself, but
was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt.
Ebola is transmitted through close contact
with the blood, secretions, organs or other
bodily fluids of infected animals, and in many
parts of West Africa people are being told to
cover as much of their body as possible to
ensure the infection doesn’t enter their
bloodstream through a small cut.
Iyke has appeared in more than 150 films,
including Last Flight to Abuja, and is the
founder of the Jim Iyke Foundation for
Children with Special Disabilites.
He began acting in 2001 and is one of the
highest paid actors in Nollywood – Nigeria’s
answer to Hollywood.

Anger: Nigerian actor Jim Iyke shared this
image of himself wearing an Ebola mask while
sitting in a luxury airport lounge in Liberia. At
least 600 people have already died from the
disease in the country

But I thought Prophet TBJ has annointed him with oil, why is he afraid again?