Lying south of Anguwan Iya and Limanchin Kona was Kofar Kuyambana. The history of the earliest human population that settled on this site is as old as the Kuyambana gate. This was because as was the tradition, the care of the Kuyambana gate was entrusted to a warrior who on account of his role in the conquest of the Kuyambana town was rewarded by Amina with the title of Sarkin Kofa. Following the settlement of the Sarkin Kofa the site began to gradually attract more people. Thus, the house of the Sarkin Kofa, which was located by the gate, formed the nucleus of the settlement.
By the 18th century A.D. due to the influx of more people particularly scholars and traders into the area, the population of the ward swelled up. Prominent lineage that settled around Kofar Kuyambana included the lineage of Muhammadu Sambo and Malam Abubakar. According to tradition Malam Muhammadu Sambo was an Islamic scholar. Like most Islamic scholars he was itinerant and that it was claimed that even before his permanent settlement within the walled city, he used to come to the Birni for preaching. Malam Mohammadu Sambo was also said to be a schoolmate of Usman Dan Fodio. The tradition further claimed that Malam Muhammad Sambo initially settled at Anguwan Limancin Kona. However, when the Zaria Market extended close to his house he moved to Kofar Kuyambana out of the fear that if he stayed within the vicinity of the Market his children may not concentrate on their studies. Following the outbreak of the Jihad the lineage of Malam Sambo supported the Jihadists even though they did not actively participate in it.

Tradition regarding Malam Abubakar explained that he was a merchant who was engaged in a long distance trade, a factor that earned him the name Falken Gonja (the merchant of Gonja). The tradition further explained that the lineage of Malam Abubakar continued with the trading activities even after the Jihad, which earned them a lot of reputation.