Kakuri

Suburb in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Suburb in Kaduna South, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Kakuri

Suburb

Country|  Nigeria
State| Kaduna State
LGA| Kaduna South
City| Kaduna
Time zone| UTC+1 (WAT)

Residential area in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Kakuri is a residential area in Nigeria. It is a suburb of Kaduna and is under the Kaduna South Local Government. Though it does not have a railway station.[1] It is the centre of Kaduna's industry.[2]

## Infrastructure[edit]

Below are the infrastructures in kakuri:

* Saint Gerard's Hospital[3]
* Dr. Gwamna Awan General Hospital[4]
* A Government Secondary School,[5] a school of psychiatric nursing, St. Anne's Nursery and Primary School, Victory Academy, Second ECWA secondary school, and Excel College.[6][7][8]
* Nigerian-German Chemicals PLC.[9]
* Prosan Engineering[10]
* Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and Chanchangi Motors Ltd.[11][12]
* Christ Apostolic Church and St. Paul's Anglican Church.[13][14]
* Developmental Association for Renewable Energies.[15]

## Geography[edit]

Areas surrounding Kakuri include the Nassarawa to the north, Trikania to the west, Barnawa to the east and Gonigora to the south.[16]

## Notable People[edit]

Matthew Kukah, the then-Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Kaduna lived in Kakuri and now bishop of Sokoto.[17]

The former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has worked in the Armed forces in Kakuri. Chief Omadachi Egboche former Chairman Licensed Electrical contractor Association of Nigeria (LECAN Kakuri branch) was a Resident.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kakuri / Kakuri, Nigeria (general), Nigeria, Africa. Travelingluck.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
2. ^ Day Kaduna escaped a mini Hiroshima Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Tribune.com.ng (6 June 2010). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
3. ^ St. Gerard Hospital Kakuri Kaduna. Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
4. ^ Gwamna Awan General Hospital, Trikania, Kakuri, Kaduna. Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
5. ^ JAMES BONIFACE – OnlineNigeria.com Schoolmate. Onlinenigeria.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
6. ^ Bridlington School – using TALMOS Gateway: Nigeria – Dreams and Teams. Bridlingtonschool.eril.net (7 May 2010). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
7. ^ :: Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria – Approved Schools :: Archived 26 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Nmcnigeria.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
8. ^ Facebook. Facebook.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
9. ^ NGC Healthcare – One of Nigeria's leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors. Ngcplc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
10. ^ Prosan Engineering Company Limited. Prosaneng.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
11. ^ Presidential Research & Communications Unit – Home page Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Nigeriafirst.org. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
12. ^ African Road Transport Network: Kaduna. LogisticsWorld. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
13. ^ Conquering Your Giants. I-proclaimbookstore.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
14. ^ Church of Nigeria: Diocese of Lagos Archived 4 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Anglican-nig.org (30 January 1954). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
15. ^ World Environment Day 5 June 2008. UNEP. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
16. ^ [1][dead link]
17. ^ Nigeria Is A Superpower In Africa – Says British Broadcaster – Abuja City, Nigeria – Cyblug. Abujacity.com (25 June 2010). Retrieved 25 October 2011.