A middle-aged man suspected to be a car snatcher was in the wee hours of Saturday shot dead at Kubwa by the vehicle owner, who is a police officer.
A policeman at the scene said a gang numbering three persons, trailed the jeep owner from a distance and almost succeeded in snatching the vehicle but the owner pulled out a gun and shot one of them.
He said the man died on the spot, while the other two escaped.
When our reporter visited Kubwa General Hospital, some policemen were seen with the corpse inside their van as they made effort to deposit the corpse at the hospital