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]

Kakuri
Suburb
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAKaduna South
CityKaduna
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Infrastructure

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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, Christ Comprehensive College, Willson College, Piety Nursery and Primary School, 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, St. Andrew Catholic Church, and St. Paul's Anglican Church.[13][14]
  • Developmental Association for Renewable Energies.[15]
  • Kaduna Textile Limited (KTL) and United Nigeria Textile Limited (UNTL).
  • Magistrate Court

Geography

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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

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  • 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

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  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.