Mazaki

Mazaki Gidan Zaki
Rural
Mazaki
Coordinates: 09°52′N08°25′E / 9.867°N 8.417°E / 9.867; 8.417 [1]
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
LGA	Zangon Kataf
District	Mazaki
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

Mazaki (Hausa: Gidan Zaki), ^[2] is a village community and also a district in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the village is 802140 ^{[3] [4]}

Security

Mazaki, in recent years has been affected by the ongoing insecurity challenges in southern part of Kaduna, which have includes attacks by armed bandits and ethnic violence. A district head of Mazaki, Haruna Kuye, in November 2020, was killed together with his son, Destiny, in there residence by gunmen. ^{[5] [6]} Also 2021, there was an attempted attacked in this same community Mazaki.

See also

• Atyap chiefdom
• Jei District
• Kanai, Nigeria
• List of villages in Kaduna State

Reference

1. "Mazaki, Zonzon, Zongon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria" . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
2. Dalhatu, Usman (2002). Malam Ja'afaru Dan Isiyaku: The Great Emir of Zazzau. Woodpecker Communication. ISBN   978-978-36643-0-2.
3. "Zangon Kataf LGA Postal Code". ZIP Code. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
4. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
5. "Bandits Kill District Head, Son In Zango Kataf". The Interview Nigeria. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
6. "Gunmen Kill District Head, Son, Shoot Wife In Zangon Kataf LG". Daily Trust. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2025-10-23.