Veteran singer and social activist Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has said that he engaged in scamming before 419 became popular in Nigeria.
Speaking in the latest episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, co-hosted by actor Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, aka Nedu, Charley Boy said he engaged in scamming banks before 419 became popular.
He also revealed that his dad, the late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, damaged him through religion.
“I spoil Belle because, at 16, I was born. My first son is almost 53. I was scamming banks even before I heard of 419; I don’t do small things. My papa, when I was small, he damaged me with religion and religiousity,” he said.
Charly Boy had, in August 2022, argued that marriage is a lifetime sentence.
However, in an interview with Saturday Beats, the ‘Area Fada’ said, “Some people are asking me how I have managed to stay in marriage for 45 years. It is hard work. It is not that it has entirely been a sweet experience for me. My marriage is not perfect, but we are a perfect match made in heaven.
“Young people usually believe that love is all they need to marry. That is a big lie. That was what I was trying to say in my post on social media. When I talk, people should think deeper. I have been married for 45 years. What remains again? I can as well finish 10 or 20 more years because it is a life sentence.”
