Career

He succeeded Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima on March 19, 2013 and was succeeded by Colonel Rabe Abubakar. Prior to his retirement on July 30, 2015, he was the Chairman of Forum of Spokespersons on Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA) in Nigeria.

Major

General Chris Olukolade was born on March 18, 1959 in Zaria, Kaduna State Northern Nigeria but hails from Idoani, a town in Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1982 and was commissioned into the Nigerian army as Second Lieutenant in 1983 based on the academic report of his third year in the University as a Nigerian soldier and student.