Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- It has been one year since the silent guns heralded the passing of Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who was taken from us while serving as Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff. For those of us who worked with him in Kaduna and beyond, the calendar has moved, but the sense of loss remains as profound as ever. He was not just a soldier and a patriot; he was many things to many people. To me, he was a tremendous ally and a brother in arms, forged in the crucible of Kaduna's most challenging security battles. The anniversaries of a loved one are never easy, but they provide a sacred space for reflection - to measure the enduring footprint of a life well-lived and to give thanks for a mission, though interrupted, that wa...