Ben Samuel, a close friend of the late Andrew Ochekwo, has shared insights into what Andrew told him about the disappearance of Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh.

The two girls vanished after reportedly meeting Andrew, whom they had connected with on Facebook, in Aba.

In an interview with media personality Daddy Freeze, Ben discussed his friendship with Andrew and provided further details about Andrew's background.

Ben revealed that Andrew was born in the United Kingdom and had a thriving business there until he was imprisoned for slapping a woman.

He said

“I am Ben Samuel. I run the news ‘Naija24news’. It is a blog, it is a website, we have staff and all that. Andrew has been my friend for over 10 years. So, I know him. We lived in the same community in the UK. And I know quite a bit about him.

“So, I visited when I was in Nigeria and anytime I come to Nigeria I do go to see him in Port Harcourt. So, it is quite a very unfortunate situation that we are discussing about. But the conspiracy and the narrative out there are taking the main focus from the main reason why this thing took place – the alleged incident.

“…I am calling this alleged until the Nigerian Police come out and speak on this…Andrew was adopted and Andrew was raised in Nigeria. He told me this because he explained his early growth when we discussed.”