Nigerian veteran singer and actor, Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, has opened up about his battle with prostate cancer.
The
72-year-old musician took to his Instagram page to share a video of himself in
a hospital bed, along with videos of him being wheeled out of the theatre after
undergoing a successful surgery for prostate cancer.
Charly Boy, who is also known as Area Fada,
disclosed that he had been battling the ailment for over 10 days. He expressed
gratitude to God and his supporters and addressed his fans and the public,
saying, "I have fought one too many battles in my short life. Most of the
time, I win. Prostate cancer cannot cripple love nor shatter hope; it cannot
conquer dis spirit. Abegi make una help me. Thank God for giving me yet another
chance."
The singer and actor is the third Nigerian
celebrity to go public with a prostate cancer diagnosis in recent times. Other
Nigerian celebrities who have gone public with their battles with prostate
cancer include veteran actors Sadiq Daba, who passed away in March 2021, and
Ola Omonitan, popularly known as Ajimajasan, who died in October 2018 after
years of battling prostate cancer.
In a separate development, Charly Boy
recently alleged that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed disciple of the leader of
the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is working with the All
Progressives Congress (APC). Charly Boy accused Ekpa of being utilized to
destabilize the South-East and working for the APC in a post published on his
verified Twitter account.
He wrote, "Do you know the rascal Simon
Ekpa wey dey lead a fraction of IPOB? Do you know he has very strong connection
with APC? Do you know that it was the late Deji Tinubu that sponsored Simon
Ekpa’s athletic career and sent him abroad? Simon Ekpa works for APC, used to
destabilize the Southeast. What APC cannot do does not exist. Master planners
and Riggers of all times."
Ekpa had earlier called on indigenes of
Southeast Nigeria who are residents in Lagos to observe a sit-at-home exercise
over an alleged attack on them.
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