RSB Bello-Fadile

Bello-Fadile is from Kabba town, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. He attended the Ilorin Teacher's College in Ilorin, Kwara State. He then joined the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna in 1971.^[1]

Bello Fadile was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 3 December 1971 into the Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army. Bello-Fadile has a degree in law and also doctorate degree in law from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was the first PhD in law holder in the Nigerian Military.^[1] Arrested in 1995 during the military rule of Sani Abacha and was granted a state pardon by General Abdusalami Abubakar in 1999.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][excessive citations]}