Bafoi

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Bafoi
Bafwoi or Sanai
Bafai, Bafai Gora, Bafoi Kanai
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Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAZangon Kataf
DistrictKanai
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
Postal code
802145
ClimateAw

Bafoi (also Bafoi Kanai, Bafai Gora)[2] is a village in Kanai district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 802145.[3][4][5]

Cross section of a rocky terrain in Bafoi.

Settlements

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[6] Before 2017, it used to be a district of its own. However, it was later merged with Kanai district.[7] Among the settlements in this district were:

  • Ayak
  • Aza Magoni
  • Azambat
  • Bafoi (also Sanai)
  • Chen Didan
  • Ma-Avwuong
  • Makura
  • Sagwaza

Education

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Bafoi is home to two Universal Basic Education (UBE) primary schools, a Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) primary school, and a Government Secondary School (GSS). These schools provide basic and intermediate education to pupils in the immediate and surrounding environments.

Notable people

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Professor Adamu Kyuka Usman; a notable son of Bafoi Gora.

See also

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References

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