Pranksters are currently trying to dominate the skit mating space in Nigeria. However, several Nigerians are already worried about the extreme content they are dishing out.
A prank is defined as a mischievous act or a practical joke played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion or discomfort.
It has become a common feature in the Nigeria skit-making space today.
For instance: Prank videos by MC Makopolo, Machigold, Zfancy, TrinityGuy, Kolobo and others abound.
For example, MC Makopolo, in one of his pranks, was seen making calls along the street on a lonely road.
Suddenly, after sighting an innocent young man with tinted hair, he said “yeah, I’ve seen someone with grey hair. I think we can use him for the sacrifice”.
His crew immediately rushed the helpless guy who was pleading for his life. MC Makopolo insisted that his head was for the sacrifice and he was about to be put in the car booth before it was later revealed to be a prank.
Also, Machigold’s pranks, in most cases, are in extreme, with sudden falling down amidst crowd pretending to be shot at.
This has made people sustain life-threatening injuries, and in some situations, many lost their belongings while trying to ‘escape’ from the purported gunshots.
In one of Zfancy’s pranks, he went about people’s homes and shops claiming that he gave someone money and he turned to fish. These pranks made people hostile to him and run for their lives whenever they see him.
Also, people have identified extreme pranks with TrinityGuy because of the manner he usually created content. In one of his contents called Assasin prank, the guy was seen threatening to kill a man because he has been paid to do so. When it was eventually revealed that it was a prank, the victim turned violent, which could have led to loss of life of the prankster if not for the quick intervention of people around the area.
Similarly Kolobo, in one of his violent pranks, was pretending to be a madman, chasing people around the street with a wood plank.
However, no matter how funny these prank videos look, there is an imminent danger. The puzzle is, would Nigerians forfeit the possible hazards for loud laughter?
