10 popular Nigerian Celebrities Who Died During Childbirth [photos]

2-MODUPE OYEKUNLE

Nollywood actress Modupe Oyekunle died in the labour room while giving birth to her third child in Abeokuta, Ogun State. She died April 4, 2017.

Modupe Oyekunle’s colleague in the industry, Segun Ogungbe said Modupe bled for hours before she eventually passed on.

Segun said: ‘‘I was told that after she gave birth, she kept bleeding, but they could not stop the bleeding. Unfortunately, we lost her.’

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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