Gboyega Odubanjo: Police searching for poet who went missing from Shambala festival in Northamptonshire

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Gboyega Odubanjo: Police searching for poet who went missing from Shambala festival in Northamptonshire
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Mr Odubanjo's family say his disappearance is 'entirely out of character' and police are asking the public to call 999 if they see him.

Mr Odubanjo's family say his disappearance is"entirely out of character" and police are asking the public to call 999 if they see him.Police are appealing for help to find a 27-year-old poet who has been missing since the weekend.

Gboyega Odubanjo was meant to do a reading at the Shambala festival in Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, on Sunday - but never arrived for his performance.Mr Odubanjo is from Bromley, east London, and is studying for a PhD at the University of Hertfordshire. "Gboyega is a loving and caring son who means the world to our family," his relatives said in a statement."We believe that Gboyega's disappearance is entirely out of character for him, and we are genuinely worried for his safety and wellbeing."

Mr Odubanjo's work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, The Poetry Review and New Statesman and his second collection of work is due to be published soon.

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