The strange womanUpdated at Sep 28, 2026, 03:27
Nobody in our compound knew where she came from, but we all agreed on one thing: do not go near Flat 4 after 7pm.
She arrived on a rainy Tuesday with one Ghana-Must-Go bag and a black umbrella that never closed. Beautiful, but in a way that made you uncomfortable. She never greeted anyone, never fetched water, and only came out at night to stand at the gate, talking to an invisible man.
I am Tolu, an SS3 student who couldn't mind his business. When I hid behind the water tank to watch her, I heard her say, "I told you I am done. Leave me alone."
And the invisible man answered.
When she suddenly disappeared, I found a police ID and a notebook in her empty room: "If you are reading this, tell DPO Adeniji that the bodies are buried behind the soakaway. Don't trust landlord."
Now the landlord is looking for me with a shovel in his hand.
Is she a witch? A ghost? Or an undercover police officer who got too close?
And why does every compound I move to have a new strange woman waiting for me in Flat 4?