Nigeria, March 22 -- A series of violent incidents, including a suspected gang attack and inter-community clashes, left at least three people dead and several others injured in Katsina metropolis between Friday and Saturday, raising fresh concerns about rising urban insecurity.

The incidents were reported in Tudun Wada, Bakin Gawo, Unguwar Wala and Shararrar Pipe, areas where residents say cases of youth violence and gang activity have persisted despite previous security interventions.

A popular local musician, Sufiyanu Abubakar, widely known as Abu Amshi, was killed in the early hours of Saturday in the Shararrar Pipe area.

However, accounts of the incident remain conflicting.

One version indicates that the 27-year-old was attacked o...