THE Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, has said that the state government had commenced an investigation into a 30-second video clip showing the final moments of a former reality TV star, Patrick Fakoya, (Rico Swavey), at a hospital in Lagos State.
He said, “That hospital is not a government hospital; we have started an investigation into the unprofessional conduct of those who appeared in that video.”
The clip, which was recorded by one of the nurses attending to Rico Swavey, when he was placed on oxygen and unconscious on a chair, has attracted condemnation from members of the public.
It was observed that the nurses were attempting to carry him on a bed when the nurse brought out a phone and started recording him.
Another nurse was heard cautioning her colleague against the act.
“You people should stop making the video; somebody is dying, you people are making video,” the nurse said.
Reacting to the video, a marketing strategist, Samuel Atigba, condemned the action of the nurses.
Using his verified Twitter handle, @SamuelOtigba, he wrote, “Anytime I watch that video of the nurses joking, laughing and making needless videos of Rico for social media instead of giving him the necessary urgent attention needed to save his life, my heart breaks over again cause he could have survived. RIP Rico.”
Rico Swavey got involved in an accident on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. A fellow ex-housemate in Big Brother Naija Season 3, Alex Asogwa, who shared the news on her Twitter page on the same day said doctors were trying to resuscitate him.
Rico Swavey, however, succumbed to his injuries and died on Thursday, October 13, 2022.
