Charly Boy reveals battle with prostate cancer

Musician Charly Boy has revealed that he battled with prostate cancer in 2023.

The 73-year-old disclosed this in an Instagram post on Thursday while expressing gratitude to God for cheating death.

Charly Boy said he survived an illness that has killed many and for that, he is grateful.

The man popularly called Area Fada shared a video of himself receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

Captioning the video, he wrote: “Many things bin happen dis year 2023. The good, the bad and the ugly. But most importantly, I cheated death for something wey no suppose kill us but has killed many. Am a Prostate Cancer Survivor✔️???????? God, am grateful.

“I know say dis year remain small but still by his Grace, me and everybody reading dis, shall see 2024????????????????????Iseee!!”

Fellow celebrities like Iyabo Ojo, Okon Lagos, Uche Odoputa and many of his followers wished him a speedy recovery in the comment section of the post.

In 2022, Charly joined some of his colleagues to stage a walk in commemoration of the Prostrate Cancer Awareness Day organised by the Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation (DMF).