Veteran entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlie Boy, has made startling revelations about his troubled past, admitting that he engaged in white-collar crime and committed several “foolish mistakes” in his youth days.
These experiences, he says, are fully documented in his forthcoming memoir, 999.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Prime Time, Charlie Boy said he deliberately chose to tell his life story without filtering out the embarrassing or controversial moments, insisting that the book reflects his journey of mistakes, survival and redemption.
“I’ve made mistakes in my life,” he said.
“I’ve been a thief. I’ve done very risky things. I’ve done very stupid things, very foolish things. In fact, I have no business being here with you tonight, but I guess there’s a purpose for my life.”
Explaining further, the self-styled “Area Fada” disclosed that while living in the United States in his twenties, he became involved in white-collar crime before eventually turning his life around.
“I was doing white-collar crime when I was in America. I was about 25 years old. I was doing a lot of stupid stuff. That’s why I say I’ve been there.”
Charlie Boy said those experiences shaped the person he has become today and influenced his decision to write an honest account of his life.
Describing 999 as “a terrible kind of book,” he said readers should expect an unfiltered memoir that exposes both his failures and triumphs.
