Though seriosly enchroached, Kano city wall still remains an intriguing testimony of African indigenous use of its architecture to define political space, defence and security system,labor organisation and management,etc. The city walls and their gates are characteristic settlement patterns and urban development schemes of precolonial Northern Nigerian cities which served as an effective instruments for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage and identity which is cherished by its populace uptil today.This unique heritage resource must be protected becouse it protects many other important living heritage to this day.