A FIFTH person has been arrested in connection with the disapperance of Chafford Hundred student nurse Owami Davies.

Four people previously arrested have now been released. Met Police say two men, aged 27 and 23, who were detained on suspicion of murder, had been bailed until September.

A 32-year-old man and a 22-year-old man who were arrested on suspicion of kidnap have also been released on bail until next month.

The fifth suspect is aged 27 and being held on suspicion of kidnap.

While the Met Police are now running the investigation, Essex Police are still involved and they have issued a statement whioch says: "We are continuing to support the Met Police investigation to find Owami ."

Essex Force Det Supt Jon Burgess said: "I know there are concerns within our community here in Grays about Owami's disappearance.

"We're supporting the Met in their investigation and working with the community here as well.

"Owami is still missing and I need anyone here in Grays, or in Croydon where she was last seen, who has any information about where she is to contact the Met."

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call the Met on 101 quoting reference 22MIS025307.

You can also provide information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Owami, 24, who was studying at King's College London, was recorded on CCTV in the company of a man on 7 July - the day she was last seen. The CCTV footage showed Ms Davies on Derby Road, west Croydon, in the early hours of 7 July.

The Metropolitan Police said on Sunday a "second, unconfirmed sighting" of Ms Davies on 7 July had been reported. She was said to have been seen on nearby Clarendon Road at about 7am - later than the CCTV footage, which was shot shortly after midnight.

Det Ch Insp Nigel Penney from the Met described the ongoing investigation as complex and said it involved a significant number of officers.

He added: "We are working tirelessly to follow every line of inquiry, including extensive CCTV trawls, as we continue to search for Owami.

"We are now a month on from the last confirmed sighting of her. I cannot imagine what that time has been like for her family.

"We continue to provide them with whatever support we can."