Nollywood actress Modupe Oyekunle dies during childbirth, baby survives

Nollywood actress Modupe Oyekunle dies during childbirth, baby survives

- Nollywood actress Modupe Oyekunle dies in the labour room during childbirth

- Oyekunle died while giving birth to her third child in Abeokuta

Nollywood actress dies during childbirth, baby survives
Late actress Modupe Oyekunle

Tuesday, April 4 was a sad day for Nollywood actors as fast rising actress Modupe Oyekunle died in that morning during childbirth.

Legit.ng exclusively learnt that Oyekunle died in the delivery room while trying to give birth to her third child.

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Nollywood actress dies during childbirth, baby survives
Late Modupe Oyekunle

Popularly known as Oyinbo because of her complexion, Modupe gave birth to a baby girl that survived.

The late actress famously played Sandra in Segun Ogungbe’s blockbuster movie Ibi Giga. She was a member of Igi Aloye caucus in Abeokuta which produced Odunlade Adekola.

She is survived by her husband, her three children and her parents.

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In March, Nollywood actor Chike Bryan Nnamani who survived a kidney transplant died of a heart attack in the hospital after receiving a call.

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