Police confirm d3ath of corps member in Bayelsa, commence investigation

The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the d3ath of a National Youth Service Corps member, Stanley Okebaram Chimaroke, in Nembe Local Government Area of the state.

LIB reported that the 27-year-old civil engineering graduate and former president of the Students’ Union Government of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, was found d3ad days after he was reported missing in the riverine community where he was serving.

The command’s spokesperson, Musa Mohammed, who confirmed the development to Punch on Tuesday, July 28, said detectives have launched a discreet investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the corps member’s d3ath.

“The police have launched a discreet investigation into the incident. The body has been deposited in the morgue pending the conclusion of the probe,” Mohammed said.

According to information circulating among colleagues and associates, his lifeless body was allegedly recovered from a body of water in Nembe after he was reportedly attacked by yet-to-be-identified assailants.

The Bayelsa State Police Command had earlier commenced a search operation following his disappearance in Nembe.

Police sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama that the missing case was reported at about 8:40 p.m. on July 25, 2026 by Aribisola Bisi Isaac, a corps member serving in Nembe, accompanied by Adeola Marvelous.

According to the report, the Local Government Inspector informed them that the missing corps member, who was posted to serve in Nembe Creek, was last seen at about 8:00 p.m. on July 24.

The sources said repeated attempts to reach him through his mobile phone numbers were unsuccessful, prompting concerns over his whereabouts.

Following the report, police operatives were mobilised to the creek community, located about 45 minutes by boat from the Nembe Divisional Headquarters, to commence search and investigation.