Maverick singer, Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy, has opened up on his battle with prostate cancer.

Charly Boy disclosed that he suffered from stage 1 prostrate cancer which made him sterile and uninterested in sex.

In a statement, Area Fada as he is popularly called disclosed undergoing surgery to correct his challenge.

Against this backdrop, the singer said he decided to set up the Charly Boy Foundation to help men fight prostate cancer.

He said, “Now, I understand why men are scared because of this, I had Stage 1 Prostate cancer, I was lucky because my pee and everything were mixing with my bladder, it had become cancerous, so there was a need to just stop it in it’s track, and that’s why the next day after the examination, I was admitted.

“I stayed in Reddington Hospital for about five days, and my recovery was kind of quick. I can’t say now, that I’m totally free. This operation happened last year around May. After a successful surgery, you can imagine someone like me, who’s really not a religious person, my wife carry me go church, she said we must thank God, and of course I went to church, invited a few people, but wetin still dey cry for bush, still dey cry for bush, because throughout my challenge, I noticed, like I said earlier, that I had become so uninterested in sex.

“I used to think that as I don collect some 47 years from my wife, see finish don enter, but that wasn’t true, I just turned off, because my “thing” still wasn’t rising when it was supposed to rise, and I didn’t have the full command of my organ, and you know, for a man, your penis is like your priced possession.

“For a man wey no too get money, and him thing no dey too function, you feel less of a man, and that is why a lot of men that I know, they don’t want to talk about it, they want to just carry it as their own cross. But as I keep saying, it is bad. The sooner you check up to know what’s happening in your body, the better the more prepared you are.

“Now, like I said earlier on, while I was wondering what to do, and somebody had heard my interview on TV, and on the radio, I don’t mind mentioning his name. His is name is Louis Stan Ekeh, the computer guy who owns one of the biggest franchises with.Xenox Computers. And he said to me “you know, Charlie, the way that I’ve seen you answer questions, I think this is what you should sign off with, let this be part of the legacy you leave since you’re so good at talking to people and having sessions with men. Why don’t you do this as a full time job? And I said that’s the best idea I’ve ever heard and that’s how I jumped into action. And the thing about me is once you give me a good idea, I just run with it.

“So that’s how we set up the Charly Boy Foundation and we began working with different people; hospitals in the East, in Umuahia, in Owerri, Enugu, and Abuja. We are in partnership with these organizations. And our primary duty was to raise funds knowing that men can be slow in medically checking themselves, and I, as the Chief Campaigner for awareness against Prostate Cancer, my duty is to relate with the men in such a way that they can have a test done, at least, for the first time.

“Depending on your location, it typically costs about 50k to 100k but the foundation is ready to offset half or perhaps even three quarter of the test fee and this is why we need funds and donations to help other people who may not have the wherewithal to pay for the basic test.

“After the basic test and the results are not so bad, we can also help with follow-up medications but if the results say it is quite serious, we can randomly select certain patients and make funds available for a full surgery. So, this is our modus operandi but the thing is, I really can’t do it alone. I’m not a doctor, nor do I have anything to do with the medical sector. My job is majorly to create awareness and publicize to the men that openness is important in these challenging times.”

Charly Boy also called on well meaning Nigerians to support his initiative so as to help others suffering from the ailment.

He added: “So, for any family that has gone through what I have gone through, they will understand, and all they can do is help us with their widow’s mite, whatever they can afford. The truth is I’m still scratching my head, I don’t see a lot of NGOs that are catering for men, because it’s all about women and children, I mean, men are human beings too.”