Kakuri is a residential area in Nigeria. It is a suburb of Kaduna and is under the Kaduna South Local Government. It has a St. Gerard Hospital and a Gwamna Awan General Hospital. [1] [2] 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. [3] [4] [5] It does not have a railway station. [6] It is the centre of Kaduna's industry. [7] Nigerian-German Chemicals PLC, Prosan Engineering, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and Chanchangi Motors Ltd. are active in Kakuri. [8] [9] [10] [11] Christ Apostolic Church and St. Paul's Anglican Church are present in Kakuri. [12] is present there, too. [13] Kakuri also has a Government Secondary School. [14] Matthew Kukah, then-Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Kaduna lives in Kakuri and now bishop of Sokoto. [15] 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. Areas surrounding Kakuri include the Nassarawa to the north, Trikania to the west, Barnawa to the east and Gonigora to tho south. [16] Kakuri has a Developmental Association for Renewable Energies. [17]