Family, friends, and police officers are appealing for help to find a “loving and caring” Woolwich man who is missing.

Gboyega Odubanjo, 27, was last seen in the Kelmarsh area of Northamptonshire at around 4am on Saturday, August 26, having been at the Shambala festival.

His family and friends across the UK are working together to bring him home safe, with social media campaigns and search parties in the area where he was last seen.

Tice Cin, one of Gboyega’s best friends, describes him as a “very kind and thoughtful” person who is “very, very funny”.

Tice told the News Shopper: “He always with thinks about how to help people and how to enact change in society.

“He writes a lot about structural inequality in society, and his work is studied in schools.”

Tice says Gboyega has such a brilliant smile and is brilliantly clever and seems to know the absolute right answer to “everything.”

Tice said in a statement: “We need help bringing him home, nobody deserves to go missing in a society with all the resources to find our loved ones.

“Recently the daughter of aristocrat Constance Martin went missing and was promptly found, in a society that is structurally unequal when it comes to missing Black people (14 percent of missing people in England and Wales, four times the relative population of Black people in England), we need to work tirelessly to find Gboyega too.

“Help us to find this brilliant kind man, the type of man who you can ring at 3am when your back is hurting, and you can't sleep.

“His future is so bright, and we must rally together, over nature walkers, press, civilians and more to bring him back to where he is loved and safe.

According to his family, Gboyega was invited to read poetry at the Shambala Festival on Sunday, August 27, but never arrived for his performance.

Gboyega is described to be 5ft 6in, with short black dreadlocks and a full-face beard.

He wears glasses and was last seen wearing a beige/cream bucket hat, a red and white striped gilet with black clothing underneath, black trousers, and dark coloured shoes.

Gboyega’s family has released a statement appealing for help in finding their beloved son.

It says: “Gboyega is a loving and caring son who means the world to our family. He is currently studying for his PhD in Creative Writing at University of Hertfordshire.

“He has a warm and infectious personality, a contagious smile, and a heart full of kindness.

“We believe that Gboyega's disappearance is entirely out of character for him, and we are genuinely worried for his safety and well-being.

“We are reaching out to the community, friends, and all compassionate individuals who may have any information that could lead to his safe return.

“No piece of information is too small, and your help could be the key to bringing him back to us.

“Thank you for taking the time to read our appeal.

“We pray for Gboyega's safe return and for the strength to endure this challenging time.

If you see Gboyega, call Northamptonshire Police on 999.

Information and previous sightings can also be reported by calling 101, quoting reference number MPD1/2619/23.

North Hants Police said: “Police officers are appealing for help to find missing man Gboyega, aged 27.

“Gboyega was last seen in the Kelmarsh area of Northamptonshire at around 4am on Saturday, August 26, having been at the Shambala festival.

“He is 5ft 6in, with short black dreadlocks and a full-face beard. He wears glasses and was last seen wearing a beige/cream bucket hat, a red and white striped gilet with black clothing underneath, black trousers and dark coloured shoes (pictured below).

“Gboyega is from the Bromley area of London.

“If you see Gboyega, please call Northamptonshire Police on 999. Information and previous sightings can also be reported by calling 101, quoting reference number MPD1/2619/23.

“Gboyega if you see this appeal, please contact us or your loved ones - we need to make sure you are safe and OK.”