DAR ES SALAAM, April 18 -- IT is weird. There is a wave of belief that there are people, who now have special powers to walk away with a mans private parts, by merely touching the victims shoulder. If this remained in the world of fantasy, that would not matter.

But there has been injury and loss of life among people suspected to be perpetrators of “private parts snatching”. So, it is a matter of national concern, leading to the breach of law and order.

That is why one commentator on social media posed a question: “How possible can somebody ‘loss his genitals!!!?”. I would have posed the question differently; particularly because “loss” is a noun, not a verb. A quick version would be where ̶...