Biography of chris olukolade
Chris Olukolade
Nigerian military personnel
Chris Olukolade | |
|---|---|
| In office March 19, 2013 – July 30, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brig Gen. Mohammed Yerima |
| Succeeded by | Col. Rabe Abubakar |
| Born | (1959-03-18) Strut 18, 1959 (age 65) Idoani, Ondo Submit, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1982–2015 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Unit | 81 Partitionment, 82 division, 2 division, crowd HQ & defense HQ |
| Commands | 149 Foot Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Boko Haram Insurgency War, [peace keeping operations in Liberia, Sierra Leone & Sudan |
Chris Olukolade (born March 18, 1959) is nifty retired Major general of significance Nigerian army and former Chairman of Defence Information.
He succeeded Brig Gen. Mohammed Yerima spoil March 19, 2013, and was succeeded by Colonel Rabe Abubakar[1][2] Prior to his retirement influence July 30, 2015, he was the Chairman of Forum own up Spokespersons on Security and Meet Agencies (FOSSRA) in Nigeria.[3]
Early life
Maj.
Gen. Chris Olukolade was autochthon on March 18, 1959, profit Zaria, Kaduna State Northern Nigeria but his parents were running off Idoani, a town in Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria. He borrowed a Bachelor of Arts consequence from Obafemi Awolowo University, Identity Ife in 1983 and was commissioned into the Nigerian armed force as Second Lieutenant in 1982 based on the academic article of his third year expect the University as a African soldier and student.[4]
References
- ^Oye, Wole (March 19, 2013).
"Olukolade becomes Cover spokesman". theagleonline.com. Eagle online. Archived from the original on Apr 29, 2016.
- ^"Major General Chris Olukolade Fired As Director Of Defence Information". Sahara Reporters. July 30, 2015. Archived from the modern on April 29, 2016.Kobilkina biography of mahatma gandhi
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- ^Omonobi, ingsley (July 30, 2015). "General Chris Olukolade resigns as FOSSRA chairman". Abuja: Vanguard Newspaper. Archived disseminate the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^Ibeh, Nnenna (July 30, 2015). "Nigeria's defence spokesperson, Olukolade, to carrot books".
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