THE COFFIN THIEVES
Rev. Dr. James Mbotela Syomuti DD, PhD, is a Kenyan
citizen and he lives in Kitui County, near Kitui Town. He is married to Anna and they have been blessed with six children, (four sons and two daughters.) All of their children are now adults and some of them are married. He is an artist, a writer of fiction and nonfiction, a poet, a humorist and he is also a prolific lifestyle blogger(https://syomuti.blogspot.com). He has a deep passion for writing content. So far, he has written and published some ebooks with Smashwords Publishing Platform in USA. His published titles are; (1) The Maid (2) The Moving Mouth (3) The Virgin (4) The Drunkard. (5) The Soliloquist (One), (6) The Soliloquist (Two). (7) The Stranger & Other Poems. You can access the above books by visiting his site on the internet, by clicking (https://syomuti.com). He has taught students at different Secondary Schools in his home county for many years down the line. He is an approved Bible Skills Institute (BSI) trainer, a theological program of Every Home for Christ International, (Headquarters-The Jericho Center, Colorado Springs, COUSA). He teaches church adults theological courses. On top of that, he teaches adults (physically), the English Language. He is a born again Christian, a pastor and the
Founder/Bishop of Siloam Worship Center International Ministries. You can access the church details online, by just writing and clicking the above underlined name, on
the internet. He is an itinerant preacher, and a teacher of the Word of God. He has several certificates and diplomas in theology, from national and international Bible Schools. He has a certificate in Spiritual Life Development from
Northwestern Christian University, in USA. Above all, he has honorary doctorate degrees of Doctor of Humanity (DH) and Doctor of Theology (ThD) from Prixton Church & University, in USA. He also has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in
Ministry Science, and honorary doctorate degrees of;
Doctor of Achievement in Ministry Science, Master of Arts
(MA) in Ministry Science, Doctor of Divinity (DD) in Ministry Science and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in
Ministry Science, from Abide University. His student's (No.)
is, ID#220929587.
1.THE COFFIN THIEVES
The wonders of this world will never cease. I have been
astounded and as well as amused by a stunning occurrence which took place just recently, in my country. The incident left many of my country men wondering. The
unbelievable atrocity took place in one of our cities. The local newspapers featured the story as the main news headline. The other social media channels also treated the story with a rare and special urgency. Small groupings of
the general public were seen everywhere portraying dismal
countenance as they discussed that latest occurrence in
low tones.
2. A RISKY ASSIGNMENT
2The wickedness was committed by a notorious gangster who had earned himself a reputation as an expert, in exhuming the corpses of the people who died and had been
buried in the city cemetery, especially the prominent
dignitaries. The man was definitely a daring coffin thief. He had also hired a workforce of energetic young men, who would accompany him and they would walk stealthily and gingerly, during the late hours of the night. Of course, the
man and his accomplices knew that it was a risky assignment, which could make them brush their shoulders with the rough side of the law. Nevertheless, the gangsters cared less. They had to survive, anyway. They had to get
their daily bread by all means.
They had to eat and let others eat. Once the coffin was pulled out of the grave, the lead gangster would instruct his accomplices to open the expensive coffin. He would
instruct them to remove and throw the rotting corpse into the grave again, and cover it with soil. They would then take the coffin to a secret place, until daybreak. In the
course of time, he would get a willing buyer, who would purchase the second hand coffin.
3.THE TRAFFIC POLICE
On one particular occasion during the early hours of the day, in the past few weeks, the gang ringleader hired a van to transport an expensive coffin which he had stolen. He was intending to transport it to a willing buyer, at a far distance. He sat comfortably in the van. His accomplices had also accompanied him on the journey. As they travelled, all of a sudden in the twinkling of an eye, they saw the traffic police who had barricaded the road at a distance, ahead of them.
4.THE GANGSTERS SENSED AN IMPENDING DANGER.
They had to think and act swiftly before they found themselves colliding with the law. The principal coffin thief decided to sleep in the coffin, pretending to be a dead person. His accomplices covered the coffin immediately and they pretended to be mourning for their departed relative. The traffic police
stopped the van, in order to inspect it. They were suspicious. They inspected everything inside the van, but they were not at ease, with the corpse inside the coffin. The coffin thief was sweating profusely, inside the enclosed coffin. He was also suffocating because the air inside the coffin was getting depleted.
5. IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE
In the twinkling of an eye, as the traffic police attempted to open and see the content of the coffin, the coffin thief yelled, as he jumped out of the coffin. Real drama ensued. The traffic police officers also yelled, as they fled in fright
for their lives, because a corpse had resurrected! The coffin thief jumped out of the van. He was afraid of the cops. He ran away in his own direction, to avoid being arrested. His accomplices also ran away in their own direction, to
avoid being arrested. The van driver ran away, to avoid being arrested and be prosecuted for a deliberate
conspiracy. Finally, the empty coffin was left in the van, without any caretaker.
6.THE SUBSEQUENT ARRESTS
After a few minutes, the fracas was over. The traffic police officers regained their consciousness and woke up to the reality that they were on the crime scene, and they were not dreaming. The police officers used the police vehicle
and towed the deserted van to the police station. Eventually, the owner of the van was tracked down and arrested after the police officers mounted an intensive
search in the city. In the long run, the principal coffin thief and all his
accomplices were arrested. The ringleader narrated to the police all that he had done with his friends for a long time and how they had managed to dodge the police traps, until the day they could no longer outwit the law enforcers. The way I see it is that people have to work in order to earn a living. Life can only have meaning when people devote themselves in worthwhile tasks in order to make the ends meet. However, some people choose to engage themselves in jobs which are crime oriented. The jobs may
appear to be bringing in immediate and lucrative returns.
7. BAD REPUTATION
However, as a matter of fact, such jobs which involve crime in most cases bring regrets, shame and bad
reputation to the public. God requires that we devote ourselves to good works in order to fulfill our daily basic needs. Greed and the unquenchable quest among some
people who want to become millionaires overnight have landed them in real trouble, by gambling with their lives and the laws of their land. Even when such people become rich wherever they are, they may portray the facial
expression that they are happy but in the real sense, they are deeply guilty in their hearts.
8.THE END RESULTS
Any form of wealth in this world which is accumulated through shrewd means will eventually lead its owners to ultimate loss and shame. Whether people are using illegal physical means or white color crime to acquire opulence, the end results are just the same. Such people eventually bring untold suffering to themselves and their close family members. In all your daily endeavors, ensure that your end is justified by the means. Do not let your means justify your end.
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