When a man brings a young bride from Nigeria to the U.S. through traditional or arranged channels, the culture shock is often explosive. She steps into the freedom of America and begins demanding her rights, while the man still expects old-school subservience and control. When communication collapses and resentment builds, it too often triggers a fatal descent into ego and rage—leaving a trail of shattered families and prison sentences.
One academic paper discussing these cases stated that nine Nigerian women were murdered in the United States by their spouses between 2005 and 2008,](https://www.jstor.org/stable/41421415)
Another report noted that community leaders became concerned after 10 Nigerian women, eight of them nurses, were killed by partners between 2006 and 2008. [4](https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/7/21/the-hotline-trying-to-stop-men-murdering-their-wives)
Our short film: Murder In Dallas: The Killing of Angela is based on a true story that happened about 17 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrmqWJeTuQ?is=TmtXqCIlRIpO53fX
