{"id":1230775,"date":"2022-10-21T13:45:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T13:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/21\/ex-bbnaija-star-rico-swavey-laid-to-rest\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T13:45:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T13:45:32","slug":"ex-bbnaija-star-rico-swavey-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/21\/ex-bbnaija-star-rico-swavey-laid-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-BBNaija star Rico Swavey laid to rest\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The family of former Big Brother Naija star Rico Swavey<\/em>, on Thursday, laid him to rest in Lagos.<\/p>\n

The star, born Patrick Fakoya, was buried following a funeral service at the Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu Square, attended by close friends and family.<\/p>\n

Prior to the burial, the family of the deceased held a candlelight service attended by former stars of the BBNaija reality show and the general public.<\/p>\n

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The burial was attended by BBNaija stars like Alex Unusual, Uriel Oputa, Efe Money, Ifu Ennada, K Brule, BamBam, Dorathy and the BBNaija show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.<\/p>\n

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Some guests captured by the camera could not hold back their tears as they mourned the late star who died following a car accident.<\/p>\n

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Rico was involved in a ghastly motor accident on Tuesday. The bad news was conveyed by his fellow Big Brother Naija season 3 ex-housemate, Alex Unusual.<\/p>\n

Alex made this known via her Twitter page. She explained that\u00a0Rico Swavey<\/em>\u00a0was still being revived when she left the hospital.<\/p>\n

She urged the public to remember Rico in their prayers because of his precarious situation.<\/p>\n

Details of what caused the accident and where it happened are yet to be known. But a video of Rico\u2019s car shows the extent of damage to the vehicle. The front of the vehicle was bashed in, and the windshield shattered.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the authorities in Lagos say they are investigating the conduct of nurses at a private Nigerian hospital after videos emerged of them filming Ex-BBNaija star Rico Swavey <\/em>who was brought in for emergency care.<\/p>\n

In videos that were posted on social media, the nurses filmed Rico Swavey<\/em>, whose real name was Patrick Fakoya, as he lay unconscious on a chair where he had been propped up.<\/p>\n

The video of his final moments outraged many who said that the TV star had been neglected at the hospital.<\/p>\n

Gbenga Omotosho, Lagos state commissioner of information, told the BBC that the hospital risked being shut down by the government after investigation has been concluded.<\/p>\n

Rico Swavey<\/em>\u00a0became a reality TV star and ex-BBnaija housemate by default. Moreover, he ventured into the Nigerian movie industry, known as Nollywood.<\/p>\n

Known for his role in the \u201cLife 101\u201d drama series, Rico, two years ago released a song titled\u201d Afrosantana.\u201d<\/p>\n

He had a good music and movie career in his lifetime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n