Kakuri is a residential area in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. It is a suburb of

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the ...

and is under the Kaduna South Local Government. It has a St. Gerard Hospital and a Gwamna Awan General Hospital. A Government Secondary School, a school of psychiatric nursing and St. Anne's Nursery and Primary School as well Victory Academy, 2nd ECWA secondary school and Excel College. It does not have a railway station. It is the centre of Kaduna's industry. Nigerian-German Chemicals PLC, Prosan Engineering, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and Chanchangi Motors Ltd. are active in Kakuri. Christ Apostolic Church and St. Paul's Anglican Church are present in Kakuri. is present there, too. Kakuri also has a Government Secondary School. Matthew Kukah, then-Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Kaduna lives in Kakuri and now bishop of Sokoto. former president of Nigeria

Olusegun Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, , ( ; yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its pres ...

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. Areas surrounding Kakuri include the Nassarawa to the north, Trikania to the west, Barnawa to the east and Gonigora to tho south. Kakuri has a Developmental Association for Renewable Energies.World Environment Day 5 June 2008
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