Nmachi Ihegboro: God of Purity

Sidcup is a small suburban development in South East London. Located 11.3 miles (18.2 km) south east of Charing Cross, Sidcup is bordered by both the London Borough of Bromley and Kent County Council and whilst now part of Greater London, was once referred to as the gateway to Kent.

Sidcup has only one major hospital, Queen Mary’s hospital. A black couple, Ben & Angela have baffled medical fraternity in this hospital and worldwide.

The new born baby of this black couple is a white, blue-eyed blonde. Doctors at the Hospital told the parents that Nmachi Ihegboro is definitely not an albino. However, the child has baffled the genetics experts because neither Ben nor wife Angela has any mixed-race family history.

Crazy as it sounds, I am just wondering if the same would happen in India it would be quite a rave in the G-town. Raised eye brows, quick whispers, pointing at neighbors, probably even a divorce would be the events to follow.

But what actually happened is such a dull shadow. This led to genetic studies. I am trying to make it interesting with a little comparison of the Indian situation.

Bryan Sykes, the head of Human Genetics at Oxford University and Britain’s leading expert, called the birth ‘extraordinary’. “In mixed race humans, the lighter variant of skin tone may come out in a child — and this can sometimes be startlingly different to the skin of the parents,” the Sun quoted Sykes as saying. “This might be the case where there is a lot of genetic mixing, as in Afro-Caribbean populations. But in Nigeria there is little mixing,” Sykes added. (Try telling this to the aunties, maamis and grannys, Mr Skyes. They wouldn’t be fooled by your theory. To put it in a pervert language, its mixing of a different kind)

Sykes said both parents would have needed “some form of white ancestry” for a pale version of their genes to be passed on. (In native language, we call it black magic back here in India)

“The rules of genetics are complex and we still don’t understand what happens in many cases,” he added. (The fact that stuff like this keeps people busy explains the fact that unemployment levels are so slow in advanced countries. I remember seeing something like this in the climax of Ace Ventura. Local tea shop discussion would surely be brewing with multiple theories)
But the researcher added, “The hair is extremely unusual. Even many blonde children don’t have blonde hair like this at birth.” Sykes expert said some unknown mutation was the most likely explanation. (They probably should consider building a temple for the baby, it definitely is an incarnation of some God. They can name Nmachi Ihegboro as the God of Purity. A glimpse of this god is enough to wipe out a year’s quota of sin. A touch from this God would wipe out a life time’s quota of sin. A slap from this God would clear you of all sin from previous births)

Nmachi Ihegboro, the miracle God, your key to heaven. Imagine the uproar, this would create, devotees, curious people, media, not to forget the money that would flow in.