English: But the police later arrested four of them, they confessed that they collected N1.7m ransom but they shot him to death when they heard that the villagers were coming to redeem him from their captivity. 
Igbo: Mana e mechara ndị uweojii nwuchie ha anọ, ha kwupụta na ha natara ezinaụlọ ụkọchukwu ahụ otu nde naira na ụma(N1.7m) dịka ego isi ya mana ha gbagburu ya oge ha nụrụ na ndị obodo jikere ịbịa gbapụta ya ebe ha nwụchiri ya.