The police in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, have launched an appeal to find the family of a 21-year-old Nigerian man, Uchechukwu Haniel Kanu, who was found seriously injured in a street in Leicestershire.

A post seen on X said Mr Kanu, who currently resides in the UK on a student visa, was assaulted sometime in September and was seriously injured, but has remained in stable condition.

Police said Mr Kanu was found injured in Melton Road, in Thurmaston, on September 12.

Police officers found Mr Kanu, who was living in the Riverside area of Leicester on a student visa, after responding to reports of damaged cars.

On Wednesday, the police confirmed that Mr Kanu remained in a serious but stable condition in a hospital and appealed for the public’s help to locate his family.

“Since the incident in September, we have carried out a number of inquiries, both here and in Nigeria, to locate Mr Kanu’s family,” Detective Con Kevin Sharkey said, according to the BBC. Those inquiries have proved negative, and we now ask for the public’s help to trace his family or anyone who may know him.”

The detective added, “If you are Mr Kanu’s family and have been trying to contact him in the last few months, then please contact us so we can make arrangements for you to be put in touch with his medical team.”

The police urged anyone with any information about Mr Kanu’s family to contact DC 2137 Sharkey on 101 or via the Leicestershire Police website quoting crime number 25*539400.

Meanwhile, five men, aged 24, 26, 34, 37, and 53, have been arrested in connection with the incident and have all been released pending further inquiries.