The compound that was given to Malam Salihu is located at the place that is presently called “Makaranta” where the lineage of Malam Ahmad Baban Kauna and Malam Ibrahim Kwaire are presently living. After settling in the compound he started teaching. The house was to emerge as a centre of learning. It was because of the extent of the academic acumen of Malam Salihu and the calibre of his pupils who were mostly, made up of princes and children of the well to do that the centre earned the name ”Makarantar Bambale.’’ It was from this name that the ward derived its name. Apart from the lineage of Malam Salihu, there was also the lineage of a butcher.
Another prominent lineage that lived in Kakaki was the lineage of Malam Ibrahim Tsoho. He was said to have been of Bornoan extraction. The circumstance leading to his coming to Zaria was influenced by the Jihad of Usman Dan Fodio when the Habe rulers were expelled from Zaria. Following this development Makau on his plight took refuge with the chief of Kajuru. After a while, the Habe ruler of Zazzau, Makau left Kajuru for Abuja where he established a kingdom. Mean while, Albarka a prince of the Habe rulers of Zazzau was already resident at Kajuru as the representative of the Madakin Zazzau who was the Hakimi of the area. When Makau left for Abuja, Albarka remained at Kajuru. There was a great scholar who had been living in the area teaching and preaching long before the Jihad whose name was Abduljalil.
Already Albarka had found Malam Abduljalil a close ally and a teacher. When Albarka therefore decided to return to Zaria he sought the company of Abduljalil so that when he reached Zaria he might through his influence get acceptance from the new administration at Zaria. However, Abduljalil declined to follow him on account of old age and instead instructed his son Ibrahim Tsoho to follow him.
On reaching Zaria they were accepted and accommodated. Abubakar was given a house close to the palace. The house is now inhabited by the lineage of Malam Aminu Gadina (behind Na’ibi’s house), while Ibrahim Tsoho was accommodated in a section of the house. It was therefore from Albarka that the Albarkawa ward derived its name.

Later Malam Tsoho was given a land north of Albarka’s house to build his own house close to gidan masu kakaki, which is located close to Albarkawa. It was the presence of masu kakaki that the ward came to assume the name kakaki. Seventy percent of the people living in Kakaki were descendants of Malam Ibrahim Tsoho. Soon the compound of Ibrahim Tsoho became a great centre of Islamic learning which attracted lot of people from far and near.