Is located to the east of Limancin Kona along Jakara stream. It was a major ancient religious centre for the worship of the iskoki. It was on this account that the ward was named Kusfa. However, as a result of the activities of Malaman Kona and Malaman Juma the religious significance of Kusfa as a centre for the worship of Iskoki significantly reduced. Consequently, permanent settlements began to emerge around the middle of the 18th century on the area populated by mostly group of scholars and pastoralists. Prominent among those who settled at Kusfa around this period were the lineages of Gidan Fulani and Malam Tankari. According to the tradition of the lineage of Gidan Fulani, they were the oldest group of Fulani to settle on the Zaria plains. Their tradition further claimed that their settlement within the Zaria plains predated the emergence of centralized political institutions. It further stated that they belonged to the Sullubawa clan of the pastoral Fulani and that they migrated from the Sokoto area around the Rima valleys under the leadership of Muhammadu Yero who was believed to have moved into the area with his family and more than one hundred cattle. The tradition indicates that it was because of the large size of his cattle that he was given a pasture near the Jakara stream where he grazed his cattle up to his death in the late 18th century. The lineage of this group of pastorals contributed to the development of this ward, as most of them were either scholars or merchants that actively participated in the long distance trade. Some members of this lineage particularly the elder son of Muhammadu Yero was believed to have participated in the Jihad of 1808 A.D.
According to the tradition of the lineage of Malam Tankari, it was maintained that he came from Karau-Karau with a large number of slaves and students. His main occupation was teaching, preaching and trading in beads (Tsakiya). Malam Tankari’s students constituted a large contingent army for the 19th century Jihad in Zaria. The descendants of Malam Shittu who were equally great scholars subsequently, occupied the compound where Malam Tankari once stayed. Malam Shittu is credited with raising the profile of Kusfa. During his time, people troop to Kusfa from all corners in search of Islamic education.