Mazaki
Mazaki
Gidan Zaki | |
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Rural | |
Mazaki | |
| Coordinates: 09°52′N 08°25′E / 9.867°N 8.417°E[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
References
- ^ "Mazaki, Zonzon, Zongon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ Dalhatu, Usman (2002). Malam Ja'afaru Dan Isiyaku: The Great Emir of Zazzau. Woodpecker Communication. ISBN 978-978-36643-0-2.
- ^ "Zangon Kataf LGA Postal Code". ZIP Code. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ^ "Bandits Kill District Head, Son In Zango Kataf". The Interview Nigeria. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "Gunmen Kill District Head, Son, Shoot Wife In Zangon Kataf LG". Daily Trust. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2025-10-23.