It is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio.

The present Chief Imam of the mosque is Sulaiman Muhammad Adam,[3][4] a former lecturer in the department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Kaduna State University.

The mosque was named after Muhammad Bello, who was the then Sultan of Sokoto the son of Usman dan Fodio.

[5] The architectural design was done by architect Abdullahi Saidu Bello.

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