Hassanat Akinwande

Hassanat Akinwande

Hassanat Taiwo Akinwande, stage name Wunmi, is a well-known [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ifs_news/hi/newsid_6193000/6193008.stm Drug disgrace for Nollywood star] Senan Murray, BBC News website, 29 Nov 06; accessed 15 September 2007] Nigerian film and television actress. She is of Yoruba ethnicity.

Her career began in the 1980's with appearances in the soap opera "Feyi Kogbon". She has had leading roles in over 50 videos.

In 2006 she was arrested for possession of cocaine [ [http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/southwest/sw624112006.html Drug disgrace for Nollywood star] "Vanguard" Posted to the Web: Friday, November 24, 2006 ] . The publicity surrounding her arrest ironically boosted the popularity of her videos.

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