Bafoi

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.

Bafoi Bafwoi or Sanai Bafai, Bafai Gora, Bafoi Kanai
Village
Bafoi
Coordinates: 09°52′N 08°17′E[1]
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
LGA	Zangon Kataf
District	Kanai
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

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