Nigeria, March 28 -- Nigerian afrobeat musician, Bisade Ologunde, is better known by his stage name, Lagbaja. His signature face mask denotes him as the country's everyman - the faceless individual.

As a Yoruba word, Lagbaja could mean a person whose name and identity are purposely concealed or an invisible person. He is somebody, anybody, and everyone. He is the soul of the community.

It was pretty interesting, if not surprising, when in March 2021, the Chief of Army Staff, now deceased General Ibrahim Attahiru, appointed Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as General Officer Commanding the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army.

I initially wondered how anyone would bear Lagbaja as a name beyond just a generic appellation. I later learne...