Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya “Maja” Adekunle: Tender but formidable civil war commander Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle (1936–2014), famously known as “The Black Scorpion,” is captured here in 1968 cradling a baby at a health centre in Biafra, a rare moment of tenderness amid the grim realities of war. Adekunle rose to prominence as one of the most formidable and controversial commanders of the Nigerian Civil War, earning a reputation for both tactical brilliance and uncompromising resolve. Born in Kaduna to a father from Ogbomosho and a mother of Bachama heritage from Adamawa,...