UK Police has found a body during the search for the British -Nigerian poet, Gboyega Odubanjo who got missing at a rural music festival in Northamptonshire on Saturday, August 26.
According to reports, the 27-year-old British-Nigerian was last seen at the Shambala Festival in Northamptonshire at about 04:00 BST on Saturday, August 26.
Odubanjo from Bromley, south London, was to perform at the event in Kelmarsh on Sunday, but did not turn up when he was called.
On Wednesday, the UK police appealed to the public for information that could help find the poet.
Following this, in the early hours of Thursday, the police said a body was discovered after “a specialized search of the area”.
While formal identification has not yet taken place, officers said the family of Odubajo, from Bromley in south-east London, had been informed and are being supported.
Northamptonshire police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
“A body has sadly been found during the search for a 27-year-old man reported missing in Kelmarsh,” the statement reads in part.
“Police officers made the discovery shortly before 9 am on Thursday, August 31, in the course of a specialised search of the area.
“The man had been reported missing on Sunday, August 27, having last been seen at Shambala festival early the previous morning.
“While formal identification has yet to take place, the man’s family has been informed and is being supported by specially trained officers.”
The detective chief inspector, Johnny Campbell, further urged the public to avoid contacting the victim’s family and “respect their privacy”.
He said a file would be prepared for the coroner.
“Our thoughts are with the man’s family at this very difficult time, and we would ask the media and members of the public to not contact them and respect their privacy,” he said.
“We would like to thank all those involved in the search efforts, including the volunteer members of Northamptonshire Search and Rescue and the specialist search-trained officers from other forces who supported our efforts.
“We would also like to thank all those who have supported our investigation by speaking to officers or getting in touch with information.
“Officers from Northamptonshire Police will now prepare a file for the coroner.
“The missing persons enquiry was led by detectives from the Force’s CID. Search efforts involved the use of police search dogs, specially-trained police search advisor officers, neighbourhood and response police officers, a police dive team, and volunteer members of Northamptonshire Search and Rescue, including their trained search dogs.”
