POSTERS are set to be displayed across Epping Forest to help in the search for a missing chef who police believe was kidnapped.

Mahmood Ahmad, 41, has been missing since he finished work at a kebab shop in Aldgate, London on Sunday March 7.

His dismembered thumb was found in Ilford by a member of the public three days later.

Posters are also due to be put up in Leicester after the investigation led detectives to the city.

Five people have been charged and bailed in connection with Mr Ahmad's disappearance.

Anyone with information should call: 01707 355798 or Crimestoppers anonymously on: 0800 555 111.