A former Big Brother Naija housemate and musician, Patrick Fakoya (popularly known as Rico Swavey) is dead.
Fakoya had been involved in a ghastly accident that left him in critical condition.
Fellow housemate and reality star Alex Unusual disclosed the sad news in a Twitter post on Thursday morning.
“This was not what we agreed on, Rico. Rest In Peace #ricoswavey,” the tweet read.
Nigerian entertainers had started a fundraiser to save his life
Tobi Bakare, a former housemate on Wednesday shared a picture of the hospitalised Rico Swavey on his Twitter page, disclosing that the accident victim had been placed on life support.
“Please help save Rico. He had a really bad car accident,” Bakare tweeted.
Condolences have poured from previous Big Brother contestants as well as friends and well-wishers.
Big Brother Naija season seven contestant, Groovy, tweeted, “This is so unreal. This was just on Sunday at the winners’ party. My Team had told me Rico was around and I immediately went over to him to say thank you for all the support and love.
“We lost a real one. God give your family strength to bear this loss RIP RICO.”
