The family of late Chimaroke Okanimee, a serving National Youth Service Corps member and former Student Union Government President of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, has called for the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for his murder in Bayelsa State.
Okanimee went missing on July 24, 2026, while serving at his primary assignment in Nembe. After failed attempts to reach him, his siblings traveled to the state NYSC secretariat where officials confirmed his death and showed the family video evidence. His body is currently held in a local mortuary.
Speaking in Imo State, the victim’s father, Okebaram Okanimee, described his son as the family’s academic hope.
“Our family’s messiah has been stopped in his prime,” he said. “We invested everything we had in him so he could lift the family. I want the government to fish out my son’s killers, arrest, and prosecute them.”
The late corps member studied Civil Engineering and was deployed for service in 2026. Family members said he was reserved and had earlier raised concerns about suspicious persons in his Nembe neighborhood.
NYSC officials and security agencies have condoled with the family as calls for a swift investigation continue.
