Immerse yourself in a chilling journey through African folklore with this ASMR bedtime story. "Women Who Kill" delves into tales of love turned deadly, betrayal, and passion that leads to unforeseen consequences. Rooted in West African traditions, these narratives blend suspense and moral lessons, offering a unique storytelling experience that is both relaxing and haunting.
Experience the rich tapestry of African legends, from Nigerian and Ghanaian folktales to Yoruba myths and Ashanti stories. Each tale is crafted to provide not only entertainment but also insights into the values and teachings passed down through generations.
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Across Africa, some stories are
whispered, never told out loud. They
speak of women who smiled at dinner, and
killed before dawn. Women who were
pushed, betrayed, forgotten, and who
snapped in ways no one expected. Welcome
to Women Who Kill, a chilling new
folktale series where each episode
uncovers two true tales of vengeance,
mystery, and horror from across the
continent. Tonight, we begin in Nigeria.
Two women, two men who wronged them, and
two crimes that summon something much
darker than revenge. When a woman sheds
quiet tears at night, don't be surprised
if thunder answers in the morning.
It was 11 p.m. on April 2nd. Inanugu Ma
didn't wake up that night. His chest
rose once, then never again. Adday
stayed beside his body till morning,
folding the pillow, smoothing the bed
sheet like nothing happened. When
neighbors came by the next day, she
opened the door calmly and said he slept
and did not wake up. The doctor wrote it
off as a heart attack. Nobody suspected
a thing. After all, Ada was the quiet
one, the respectful one. They buried a
maker two days later. At the funeral,
she didn't shed one tear. She wore white
lace, red lipstick, and when the pastor
said he was a good man. She just looked
straight ahead. That night, she returned
home, sat on the same bed, and
whispered, "Let the new wife come and
have you if she wants." You might
wondering what actually happened right
and what pushed the days to go to such
lengths. H they say the river that is
quiet holds the deepest secrets. In this
life never push a good woman too far
because when silence turns to rage no
man can survive it. Ades was a good wife
to not just good she was golden. She
cooked every meal. She washed his
clothes. She prayed for him every night
and for eight whole years she stayed by
his side even when her womb stayed
empty. No complaints, no noise. But then
one Friday evening, Ema, her husband
came home with a shock. He didn't call.
He didn't prepare her. He just walked in
with a young woman and said, "Adise,
meet Na. She's my second wife now.
She'll be staying with us." That night,
Adise didn't sleep. She sat at the edge
of her bed, staring into nothing. And
na, she walked around the house like a
queen. She had loud laugh. She wore
tight clothes. She had fresh lips. She
even called Adday's auntie. People in
the compound began to whisper. If it was
me, I would have packed and left. But
Adai didn't pack. She didn't speak. She
just living her life as normal. When a
woman is quiet for too long, she's
either praying or planning. And if it's
the second one, God help the man she's
married to. Things continue as if they
were normal until the day something
inside her snapped. Before I tell you
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out quietly, tied her wrapper, wore her
slippers, and walked to the house of
Mama Udo, the old herbalist by the
riverside. The woman looked at her and
said, "You don't need love potion, do
you? You want peace, the kind of peace
that only silence brings." Adise didn't
nod. She didn't speak. Mama Udo gave her
a small bottle with a red powder and
said, "The heart of a man is in his
stomach. Feed him just once, he will
sleep and not wake
up." That night, Amecha came to her room
for the first time in months. He was
drunk. He was laughing, acting like
nothing had changed. She served him yam
porridge. It was soft, delicious, and
hot. She sprinkled the powder before she
gave him the spoon. He ate. He smiled.
He slept. She sat beside him. Watched
his chest go up and down and up. Then
she picked the pillow and pressed. She
pressed until he stopped moving. When
she was sure he had stopped moving, she
kissed his cheek and whispered, "Let
your new wife come and have you if she
wants." She never remarried. But anyone
who tried to comfort her about her
husband's death, she would just smile
and say, "God gives and God takes away."
Don't let this soft voice fool you. The
day you disrespect a woman who prays for
you, may your breath not be the last
thing she takes. The second story is set
in Lagos, Nigeria. They say Lagos never
sleeps. But some women do with one eye
open, waiting, watching, counting the
days until enough is enough. Before
Ronke became known as CC Pop, she was
just a simple girl with dreams. She came
to Lagos from Illorin with only two
things. A blue nylon bag and a recipe
her grandmother gave her for the
smoothest pop you would ever taste. She
started small. A plastic table under the
old Jule Leba bridge. Customers came one
by one. Mechanics, conductors, teachers,
street boys, hungry men. And that's how
she met Kolad. He came every morning to
drink her pop and flirt with her. At
first, he was sweet. He brought her meat
pies, paid for her ingredients, even
defended her once when area boys tried
to steal her pot. Ronke thought she had
found love in the middle of madness. But
love in Legos can turn sour quickly.
Moons passed and their loves grew. Kad
moved into a one room apartment. But he
didn't come empty-handed. He brought his
fists, loud nights, and a mouth that
never stopped cursing. The gifts stopped
and the insults started. He would beat
her and still ask her for food. He would
call her useless and still sleep in her
bed. And wrong, she took it all because
that's what her mother taught her. A
woman must endure and men are like fire.
Or if you quarrel with fire, you get
burned. But one day, Kadi slapped her in
public. Not just slapped. He kicked over
her pup table, poured her hot pot on the
ground, and shouted, "You think you're
feeding me? You're nothing without me."
That day, something inside Rocky
clicked. She picked up the empty pot,
dusted it often and carried it home
quietly. She shed no tears. She just
made one decision. Tomorrow morning I
will feed him one last time. Bron didn't
sleep that night. She cleaned her room.
She swept the floor. She set out one
white plate and one stainless steel
spoon. Kad came home late as usual. He
was drunk. He was loud. He was smelling
like cigarettes and pepper soup. He
banged the door and shouted, "Where's my
food, woman?" She didn't answer right
away. She just walked into the small
kitchen, scooped some pop into a pot,
and lit the stove. As the pop warmed,
she opened her pores, and brought out
the small black nylon Mama had given
her. Inside was a bitter smelling
powder. Just a pinch, she was told. She
added it quietly and stirred. The smell
mixed with the steam. The pop looked
perfect. She poured it into the white
plate, added sugar and milk just the way
he liked it, and placed it before him
like
always. Your food is ready, she said.
Kades sat, took one mouthful, then
another, then finished the plate in four
big gulps. He licked the spoon and
smiled. "Now that's my woman," he said.
"Maybe I won't beat you this
weekend." Ron didn't answer. She just
stood by the door watching him. 3
minutes passed. Then suddenly, Kad
coughed. He coughed again. He stood up.
He grabbed his neck. He stumbled and
felt blood came from his nose, then from
his mouth. His eyes rolled back. And
just like that, he stopped moving.
Ronkey didn't scream. She didn't run.
She just picked up the empty plate,
washed it, and went to sleep. Some men
think food is a woman's duty. But for
women like Ron, it became her power. If
you give a woman pain every day, don't
be surprised when she adds it to your
breakfast. In this world, some women
shout, some women cry, but the most
dangerous ones serve you food and say
nothing. Ada gave her husband a bowl of
porridge, not peace. Ron gave her pap,
not love. Two women, two homes, two
quiet storms that ended in silence. And
the men, they thought they were in
charge, they thought loyalty was
weakness, they thought pain had no
boiling point. But the day a woman stops
asking questions, the day she starts
answering them herself, that's the day
death comes with a soft smile and a warm
plate. When you break a woman's spirit,
don't be surprised when she breaks the
rules or your breath. In the next story,
we will travel to Ghana where one woman
buried a dark secret beneath her
husband's farm and another made her
husband's funeral happened faster than
anyone
expected. These women didn't need
weapons. All they needed was a reason.
Make sure you stay subscribed and watch
out for that video. There is an African
proverbs that says wisdom is like a
baobob tree. No one individual can
embrace it. Do you know the meaning of
this proverb? If you can tell me the
meaning in the comments, I'll give a
shout out in one of my next videos.
Thank you for watching and I'll see you
in the next