11-Year-Old Locks Grandma and Sister, Grabs Machete (Photos)

 

A Nigerian man took to social media to recount a family incident that left jaws on the floor and sparked an online conversation that’s still sizzling. The main character? An 11-year-old boy who apparently missed the memo on respecting his elders and the house rules.

According to the man, chaos erupted when the boy’s 25-year-old sister dared to confiscate his phone after he refused to do his laundry. The boy’s reaction? Lock her in a room. Bold, but it didn’t stop there. When their 80-year-old grandmother attempted to intervene, she too found herself “detained” this time in the living room.

The boy then reportedly retreated to his parents’ bedroom like a villain in a Nollywood thriller. And just when everyone thought the drama had peaked, he emerged wielding a machete in an alleged attempt to attack his sister. Yes, a real, sharp machete.

The storyteller contrasted the incident with his own younger sister around the same age as the boy who, he claimed, wouldn’t dare dream of such behavior. This sparked a storm of responses on X (formerly Twitter), with many users using the story to highlight how boys are often raised with less discipline than girls, and how society makes excuses for male misbehavior.

Some argued that the tale revealed more than just a parenting flaw it laid bare a cultural double standard that enables boys while holding girls to stricter expectations.

What do you think parenting fail or cultural wake-up call?