Bello Bako Dambatta

[1] He completed his PhD at Lancaster University, with a thesis titled A study of the free-radical polymerisations of tri-n-butyltin methacrylate and i-vinylimidazole.

[2] He was appointed a lecturer at Bayero University, Kano in 1978, and was promoted, reaching full professor in 1994.

[1] He served as the head of the Department of Chemistry from 1991 until 1995, and was dean of the Faculty of Science from 1992 until 1995.

[1][better source needed] To honour and remember his work, the Bello Bakko Dambatta Lecture Theatre was named after him.

It is located at the pharmacy department at the Bayero University Kano old site.