An Ilford man is wanted in connection with an incident where a hand grenade was thrown at a house and bullets were fired.

Police have launched an appeal for help to find Nigio Habib, 41, following the incident at a house in Essex.

An appeal for help finding him was put out on BBC Crimewatch on Tuesday night.

Habib – who has connections to Ilford, London and Birmingham – has a small scar on the side of his nose and is described as having a London accent.

He also goes by the names Claudio Mohammed or just “Jimmy”.

Anyone with any information about him should contact Essex Police on 0300 333 4444 or call Crimestoppers in confidence on 0800 555 111.