Bafoi

Bafoi Bafwoi or Sanai Bafai, Bafai Gora, Bafoi Kanai
Village
Bafoi
Coordinates: 09°52′N08°17′E / 9.867°N 8.283°E / 9.867; 8.283 [1]
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
LGA	Zangon Kataf
District	Kanai
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

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

^[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

Educational Institutions

Bafoi Gora 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 of Bafoi Gora

• Senator Isaiah Balat
• Breg. Gen. Simon Katunku
• Prof. Adamu Kyuka Usman (Lilymjok Kyuka)
• David Elisha Lahu

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

See also

• Atyap chiefdom
• List of villages in Kaduna State

References

1. "Bafai, Gora, Kaduna State, Nigeria" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
2. Achi, B.; Bitiyonɡ, Y. A.; Bunɡwon, A. D.; Baba, M. Y.; Jim, L. K. N.; Kazah-Toure, M.; Philips, J. E. (2019). A Short History of the Atyap. Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd., Zaria. pp. 9–245. ISBN   978-978-54678-5-7.
3. "Nigeria Postcode" . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
4. "Bafoi, Zangon Kataf". Nigeria Postcode. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
5. "Bafoi Gora". Mapanet. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
6. Lere, Mohammed (June 12, 2017). "In major restructuring, El-Rufai slashes Kaduna districts to pre-2001 numbers". Premium Times. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
7. Achi et al (2019) p. 11