By Wale Ishola
The duo of BBNaija stars, Alex and Tobi Bakare have confirmed the death of their colleague, Rico Swavey, born Patrick Fakoya.
Swavey had been on a life support machine after a motor accident.
In separate tweets, Both Alex and Tobi Bakare confirmed the death. “This is not what we agreed on, Rico. Rest in peace,” Alex tweeted.
Tobi shared a picture of himself and Rico, with the caption: “This is how I will remember you brother.”
After the accident, Nigerian entertainers launched a fundraiser for the former housemate of Big Brother Naija.
His fellow BBNaija ex-housemate, Tobi Bakre, made the announcement on his Twitter page on Wednesday, as he asked the public for donations.
Sharing a picture of the hospitalised Rico Swavey on his Twitter page, Bakre also noted that the accident victim had been placed on life support.
Bakre tweeted: “Please help save Rico. He had a really bad car accident.
“We have to keep him on life support and continue to pay the rising medical bills while we pray for God’s miracle.
“(We) can’t do it alone. Please click on the link to donate at ricoswavey.com.”
Reality TV star, Alex Asogwa a.k.a Alex Unusual, who had shared the news about the accident on her Twitter page on Tuesday, also called for donations.
