He earned his BSc in political science and international relations with a minor in religious studies from Wheaton College, Massachusetts.

[4] Bello commenced his career as a manager at Huawei Nigeria,[5] He went into politics during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2015, engaging with the Good Governance Group (3G) and co-founding the Rescue Kaduna Group (RKG), a political action committee, before the 2015 general elections.

[5] He then transitioned from the private sector to serve as senior legislative aide and chief of staff to Senator Uba Sani, the incumbent governor of Kaduna State, from 2019 to 2022.

In February 2023, he entered politics and secured the House of Representatives seat for Kaduna North Federal Constituency with 51,052 votes.

He is married to Aisha, a daughter of former military administrator for Plateau and Niger States, Colonel Habibu Shuaibu.