Patrick Fakoya aka Rico Swavey Biography – Age, Career, Cause Of Death And Net Worth
TSB News reports that Patrick Fakoya known as Rico Swavey was 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.
Age
He was 29 years old.
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.
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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.
Cause Of Death
Rico Swavey, was confirmed dead by his faily on his Twitter handle.
His former housemates also confirmed his death on various social media platforms on Thursday 13th October 2022. Rico was involved in an accident on the 11th of October and was on life support.
Tsbnews had earlier reported that the former BBN star was involved in an auto crash leading to his going into coma before his eventual death on Thursday morning.
Reacting, Tobi Bakare on his Instagram handle posted a picture adding a caption, “This is how I will remember us brother. Forever ” RIP”
While Alexandra Amuchechukwu Asogwa popularly known as Alex Unusual also took to her Twitter handle to express her grief. She wrote, “This was not what we agreed Rico, Rest in peace.” See his last post below:
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Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $300,000 dollars.