A Nigerian mother has caused a stir on social media by taking extreme measures and cutting off her son's dreadlocks while he was deeply asleep.

The video capturing this unusual act was filmed by the son's brother, who attempted to plead with the mother to spare his sibling's hair, but she remained resolute.

According to the mother, she had previously warned her son against having dreadlocks in her house, and she deemed her actions necessary to enforce her rules.

She admitted to putting sleeping pills in his food, explaining why she served him a separate meal.

See some reactions to the video here

perrysignature2 wrote: “I hate person wey dey sleep deep like this”

weightlossproducts9ja added: “African mothers 😂 but please if you still live under your parents and they still take care of your bills please abide by their rules and not yours. 😂😂”

shes_spotless reacted: “Lmao She Gave Him A Different Food So He Can Sleep Very Well 😂”

officialeldero1 said: “Samson don looseguard o…it’s a tufiakwa situation.”

kingslia_israel stated: “I know someone that sleeps like this 😂😂😂😂 can’t call name but a tailor came to measure him sleeping like that I can never forget that day 😂😂😂”

officialdeedollar asked: “Your mama na Delilah?”

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