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Coffin Set On Fire<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nRESIDENTS OF New Suame in Kumasi yesterday morning experienced the shock of their lives when they woke up from their sleep to see a miniature coffin placed strategically in their peaceful neighbourhood.
\nThe yellowish wooden \u2018Sakawa\u2019 coffin was stuffed with three dolls- two males and one female- and placed in front of a house adjacent to the New Suame Pentecost Church, where a wedding ceremony was scheduled to be held.
\nThe female doll was dressed in a wedding gown with a gold-looking wedding ring put on its finger.
\nThe female doll was lying on its back with one male doll, dressed like a man in wedding clothes, placed on top of it.
\nThe other male doll, which was also exquisitely dressed, was laid behind the supposed man and wife dolls.
\nThe coffin was placed on a white cloth and its top was covered with a red cloth.
\nIncidentally, a certain Sister Afia, an inhabitant of the house, was having her wedding that same day at the Christ Apostolic Church.
\nSpeculations were rife that one of the persons in yesterday\u2019s wedding might have jilted somebody who, out of anger, had contracted \u2018jujumen\u2019 to place the coffin at that strategic point.
\nThe horrendous spectacle, which had never been observed in the area, sent shivers down the spine of curious residents who thronged the scene in their numbers.
\nResidents were however afraid to go near the coffin, let alone remove it from the entrance of the house.
\nSome Pentecost church pastors were approached and they prayed fervently before setting the coffin ablaze.
\nIt was not known who actually placed the coffin in the area, but sources speculated that it could be masterminded by people who were against Sister Afia\u2019s impending wedding that day.
\nNarrating the whole episode to DAILY GUIDE, Richard Karikari aka \u2018KK\u2019 of Otec FM said one taxi driver saw the coffin placed in front of the house around 5.00am.
\nThe terrified driver raised an alarm and within a matter of minutes, the whole area was swarming with people.
\nAccording to him, \u2018brave men\u2019 in the area were contacted to remove the coffin but they refused to do it, also out of fear.
\nAs the terror-stricken neighbours groaned about what to do, he said, some Pentecost pastors that were attending church were contacted.
\nThe pastors immediately appeared at the scene and prayed fervently for almost one hour over the coffin. Afterwards, the pastors poured some petrol on it and tried on three occasions to set it ablaze, but to no avail.
\nThe pastors prayed again and tried the fourth time and this time they succeeded in burning the coffin.
\nKK said residents stood at the scene for several hours, brainstorming over who might have brought the coffin to the area.
\nHe said Sister Afia was later on moved from the house to a different location in preparation for the wedding, which eventually came off successfully at CAC in the afternoon.
\nThe mother of Sister Afia, who refused to mention her name, said this incident would not prevent her daughter from getting married.
\nAccording to the lady, the daughter had her engagement ceremony about a week ago.
\nFrom I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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