A Nigerian family has reportedly fined a man ₦50,000 for advising his cousin to evict his sister and her husband from a house, after the woman allegedly locked his 20-year-old daughter outside in Calabar at 1:30 am.
The incident was recounted by a family member who described how the young woman travelled from Lagos to visit her aunt but arrived late due to heavy traffic.
According to the account, the 20-year-old called her aunt several times without getting through. When she eventually got to the house and knocked on the gate, her aunt was said to have come out but refused to let her in.
The aunt allegedly told the stranded young woman to get a hotel, leaving her crying outside in an unfamiliar city in the middle of the night.
The young woman was later assisted by a soldier who was heading home and saw her crying at the gate. He reportedly offered her a place to stay for the night.
The following morning, she called her father and told him what had happened. Her father was said to have responded by cutting off the monthly allowance he sent to his sister and withdrawing financial support for her three children’s school fees.
The decision reportedly led to an emergency family meeting, where relatives accused the father of being too hard on his sister.
Frustrated by the family’s response, the father sought advice from his cousin’s relative, whose father reportedly owned the house in Calabar.
The man advised him to evict his sister and her husband from the property, arguing that he had built the house himself.
However, the extended family reportedly turned on the adviser, fining him ₦50,000 for allegedly escalating the conflict and offering what they described as “wicked ideas.”
The account has highlighted tensions that can arise when family loyalty, financial support and personal responsibility clash. However, the details of the story have not been independently verified.