Samaru is a town and ward in Sabon Gari Local Government of Kaduna state, Nigeria.
[1] The town is a semi-urban area in which the Ahmadu Bello University main campus is located.
[2] Samaru is one of the most popular towns in Zaria with different ethnic groups living together in peace and harmony.
[4] The name 'Samaru' originates from the Savannah Agricultural Mechanisation and Research Unit (SAMARU), it was a prominent agricultural program in Zaria, Northern Nigeria (1922 - 1945), the program specialized in groundnut farming, which was a crucial source of revenue for the region.
Samaru came into full existence when the Institute for Agriculture Research and Training Center was established in 1924.