▁K anti ▁B ello ▁( 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁Niger ian ▁sen ator ▁who ▁represented ▁K ats ina ▁North ▁Sen atorial ▁District ▁of ▁K ats ina ▁State , ▁on ▁the ▁platform ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Senate ▁majority ▁wh ip . ▁He ▁became ▁sen ator ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁represented ▁Da ura ▁Sen atorial ▁Zone ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁after ▁re e lection , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁pione er ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁K ats ina ▁Ste el ▁Rol ling ▁Mill . ▁ ▁Background ▁Mah m ud ▁K anti ▁B ello ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁of ▁Haus a ▁origin . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Engineering ▁degree ▁from ▁A hm adu ▁B ello ▁University ▁in ▁Z aria , ▁K ad una ▁State ▁in ▁Northern ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Mah m ud ▁K anti ▁B ello ▁was ▁elected ▁sen ator ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Niger ia ▁general ▁elections ▁under ▁the ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁Niger ia ▁Pe op les ▁Party ▁( AN PP ) ▁in ▁K ats ina ▁State . ▁B ello ▁protest ed ▁strongly