Chikun: History
Chikun Local Government Area derives its name from a Gbagyi village named Chikun in the southeastern part of Kujama. The area was originally populated by the Gbagyi people but is now being subsumed by urbanization making it a cosmopolitan part of Kaduna.
On 5 July 2021, over 100 secondary school pupils from Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun were kidnapped.