Big Brother Naija ex-housemate, Rico Swavey, is dead.
ROYAL NEWS reports that the deceased was involved in an accident on Tuesday and passed on this morning.
He sadly passed on in the early hours of Wednesday, according to Alex, a fellow BBNaija housemate on her Twitter page.
Although, another BBNaija housemate, Tobi Bakre started the Campaign to raise funds for his treatment hours before his demise.
Profile of Swavey
Patrick Fakoya known as Rico Swavey is a Nigerian lawyer, artiste, movie actor cum reality TV star, social media influencer, and ex-BBnaija season 3 housemate.
He became famous after featuring in the season 3 Double Wahala edition of the popular Nigerian reality TV show, Big Brother Naija. This edition which premiered in 2018 had 45 million Naira as the prize money.
The Nigerian lawyer, artiste, movie actor cum reality TV star, social media influencer, and ex-BBnaija season 3 housemate, Patrick Fakoya was born in 1993 to the beautiful family of Mr. and Mrs. Fakoya.
Being a season 3 Double Wahala housemate, Rico was 26 years old at the time of his edition of the Big Brother Naija show. A Yoruba by ethnicity/tribe, a Southerner by region, Nigerian by nationality, and Christian by religion.
While his family was in support of him while his season of the show lasted, Rico Swavey had about seven siblings. As it was, growing for him was nothing less than fun.
For his education, Rico attended and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the prestigious Babcock University. Notably, he has both his First School Leaving Certificate and West African Examination Certificate certifications intact.
Early Career
Upon graduation from Babcock University, Patrick Fakoya started a career as an artist. This was his career path until the Big Brother Naija show.
After the show, however, Rico Swavey became a reality TV star, and ex-BBnaija housemate by default. Moreover, he ventured into the Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood.
Known for his role in the “Life 101” drama series, Rico two years ago released a song titled” Afrosantana.” Fakoya has been doing so well for himself career-wise, and we at Naija Biography, love to see.
Net Worth of Rico Swavey
Altogether, Patrick Fakoya’s net worth is estimated to be between $300,000 thousand and $600,000 thousand. Swavey did excellently well in both the entertainment and legal industries.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.
