Kakuri

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

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

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
  • 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
  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.
  17. Nigeria Is A Superpower In Africa – Says British Broadcaster – Abuja City, Nigeria – Cyblug. Abujacity.com (25 June 2010). Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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