Nigeria, June 6 -- The police in Rivers State have arrested three suspects over the alleged murder of a commercial driver who was lured to a fake traditional marriage ceremony, killed and buried in a shallow grave before his vehicle was stolen.

The victim, Christopher Akpabio, 55, who hailed from Akwa Ibom State, was reported missing on 22 May after embarking on what appeared to be a routine transport trip from Port Harcourt to Andoni Local Government Area.

Police spokesperson in the state, Agabe Kaborlo, said preliminary investigations showed that the suspects hired the deceased at Garrison Park in Port Harcourt under the pretext of attending a traditional marriage ceremony in Asarama Community.

Ms Kaborlo, an assistant superintendent...