There are about 15 people at the site but relatives are in and out all day wanting to hear if there is any news.
One says they last heard from him in October when he said he had agreed to join the Russian mercenary group Wagner.
“Nemes informed me and some other family members about joining Wagner and we advised him against it,” the family member, who declined to be named, tells the BBC.
But for the young man, whom relatives describe as courteous, godly, and helpful, there was an offer that was difficult to resist.
The family says that Tarimo was a student at the Russian Technological University in Moscow but was then jailed on alleged drug-related offences.
Last year he was lured with a deal: sign up and be pardoned or stay in jail.
“He said he would join to free himself,” says the relative.
This case is reminiscent of that of 23-year-old Zambian student Lemekhani Nyirenda, who was also imprisoned in Russia and died fighting with Wagner last year.
Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo told parliament he had been briefed on how prisoners could be pardoned if they agreed to fight.
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