Patrick Fakoya, better known as Rico Swavey on reality TV, was involved in a car accident.

On Tuesday, his Big Brother Naija season 3 ex-housemate, Alex Asogwa aka Alex Unusual, announced the sad news on her Twitter page.

According to her, the accident happened "hours ago," and physicians were attempting to revive Rico Swavey at the time she left the hospital.

Alex also encouraged people to remember Rico Swavey in their prayers because he was in a grave situation.

She also stated that she was remaining optimistic in the aftermath of the tragic event, and she shared a copy of the tweet on her Instagram story.

Alex, on the other hand, did not specify where or how the accident occurred.

The model tweeted, “Good morning sweethearts. Please put @iamricoswavey in your prayers today.