Halima Hassan, the mother of the late BBNaija star Patrick Fakoya, known as Rico Swavey, has publicly addressed her son’s death for the first time since his tragic passing in 2022. Rico died in a car accident and was taken to a hospital in Lekki, Lagos.
In a heartfelt conversation with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Halima shared her struggles in coping with the loss, revealing that Rico was the second of her sons to die while she was still alive. She expressed the profound impact Rico’s death had on her life, stating that it felt as though she wasn’t herself anymore.
Halima conveyed her deep longing for her son, saying she would have preferred if he had been in a coma instead, as she just wanted him to come back. Her emotional remarks reflect the immense grief she continues to experience following the loss of her beloved son.
She said:
“It wasn’t really easy for me at that time, I wasn’t really myself. All I wanted him to do, whether he was a vegetable or he’s not a vegetable, let him just come out.”
“When he passed on, why I requested to stay with him at that very moment, I said to him ‘the music that you could not bring out, I will help you bring them out, I will do the remaining work for you, I’m not going to let your hard work just go like that.”
In the interview, Halima Hassan discussed her struggles with mental health. She explained how her friends and family saw her wandering the streets after Rico’s death, which prompted her to enter a mental health facility for help.
Rico’s mother mentioned that she has his pictures displayed throughout her house. She often talks to them, telling them about her day before she heads out.
She said:
“I still have Rico’s pictures all over the house. Every time I look at him, I smile and I say ‘Rico it’s another day for me, I’m going out today’ and I will try talking to the picture to tell him all my plans for the day, then I’ll leave. I say my prayers every morning, tell God to give me the courage to move on with my life.”
Read some comments as scroll down…
@nkay_pepper: “The day Rico died, I cried at work. I was so so sad for someone I only knew on TV. May his soul rest in peace.”
@mom_of_triplets_cooks: “😢😢 God please help this woman 😢.”
@Ojulewastudio: “So sad .. Goshhhh 😢 God comfort everyone grieving.”
@malcmorhjewelry: “Heavy.”
@Annie_obianuju: “May God heal and strengthen her 😢.”
@Prestigious_chy: “Rico, Mohbad and JP’s death hit so bad. The worse thing that can ever happen to anyone is losing a loved one, especially for parents seeing their children kpai before them bcos no parents deserve this kind of tortur£ 😢😢😢.”
@theriyah_abdul: “So emotional 😢.”
@The_omaah: “The saddest thing to me about death is that the world will move on😢i randomly remember kefee,chaz b,eric arubayi,junior pope,rico swavey and mohbad and i weep all over again😭I remember how hard i cried when i heard of thier death and from time to time i still visit thier pages to see thier pictures and wish it was all a bad dream😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 If i feel this way i wonder how thier families feel,grief is hard😭they say time heals but i don’t think it completely heals…..i still find myself crying on my birthday always cuz i wish my mom was alive to pray for me😭it hurts….it really hurts.”
@Skyellagrey: “😢😢😢😢😢 no mother deserves this kind of pain God.”
@nze_kelvin_chika: “This is so sad 😢 I can’t even imagine the pain 😢 💔 God bless his soul 🙏.”
@njay_brown: “So painful, I cried listening to her😢.”
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