Nigerian street pranks and its effect.

[Hewlet]

As content creation gains popularity and people start making it big from YouTube/ Facebook monetization, content creators are becoming increasingly desperate and are willing to do any content to gain followers.

Pranking people on the street has become a common order with no consideration of the victim's emotional/psychological state of mind.

While we watch these videos and enjoy the entertainment part of it, some of the people pranked are left emotionally drained, some relationship/ couples trust has broken because they were pranked to check there faithfulness to each other and some people have lost so much useful information from there phone because a popular prankster smatched it on the ground and gives the victim a new one, not considering some important information in the phone that might be lost in the process.

Of course, some of these guys have landed themselves in trouble because they pranked the wrong person but others are yet to learn there lessons.

Entertainment is not bad, as a matter of fact I enjoy watching them alot but when you ridicule or take advantage of the ignorance of others just to create your content, it becomes a problem.

[Odohu]

Pranking people on the street has become a common order with no consideration of the victim's emotional/psychological state of mind.

It is actually disgusting seeing the extent some people go to create content. No safety measure in place for some of them and they can actually cause someone sick to have crisis. For example, this one uses fake snake to prank random people on the street. This is extremely dangerous! If they use only those among their crew for the prank, it would have been better to avoid any emergency. Besides, we already know it is just script they are acting.

Entertainment is not bad, as a matter of fact I enjoy watching them alot but when you ridicule or take advantage of the ignorance of others just to create your content, it becomes a problem.

I don't know if there are regulations to these things but I think government have to do more in this regards to avoid emergency. Content creators have to be guided by rules that guarantee public safety.

[Asiska02]

While we watch these videos and enjoy the entertainment part of it, some of the people pranked are left emotionally drained, some relationship/ couples trust has broken because they were pranked to check there faithfulness to each other

It is better such couples not to take part in such prank because of the the later effect of it. It is said that everyone has a secret they’re keeping from someone, just pray it doesn’t break you when you hear it. I am not supporting those pranksters for what they do to relationships, but it is better couples don’t take part in it since they won’t stop the prank as long as it is not regulated yet, and I don’t think they force people to take part in such prank activity with them.

Entertainment is not bad, as a matter of fact I enjoy watching them alot but when you ridicule or take advantage of the ignorance of others just to create your content, it becomes a problem.

I don’t know much about the entertainment industry but I think most of this stuffs are not under any regulations, so those pranksters have no limit to the type of content they create as long as it will give them money. The only time I see this comedians or pranksters been arrested are when they imitate some government officials and showcase the negative part of their work and share it to the public which is not a good illustration of what such government officials depicts, that is when they are been cautioned, warn or arrested.

[Roseline492]

The extend at which those content creators are going just attract people is very far, yesterday I saw one video uploaded online a guy went to prank a military man in uniform by smashing his phone while he was still on serious call, you need to see how the military man retaliated, he beat the content creator and even when other military guys that knows the content creator came to save him from the beating there colleague is giving him but the military man refuses and keep hitting the guy. So people should be very careful with the kind of prank you give somebody because in as much as is bringing them money is also coursing some havoc on others.

[rachael9385]

Pranking people on the street has become a common order with no consideration of the victim's emotional/psychological state of mind.

It is actually disgusting seeing the extent some people go to create content. No safety measure in place for some of them and they can actually cause someone sick to have crisis. For example, this one uses fake snake to prank random people on the street. This is extremely dangerous! If they use only those among their crew for the prank, it would have been better to avoid any emergency. Besides, we already know it is just script they are acting.

Omor, this video made dye, e dey funny sha but e still dey risky on the other hand, why e dey risky be say, you now way be the content creator way Sabi prank people with scary thing like these one way you drop, the girl use robber snake dey prank people and just imagine say now she go prank person way get high blood pressure ( aka B.P) and the person from there collapse (even if say the person faint self), how e for be? So I go say e no good at all, although nah for fun but make e try be say nah only funny funny thing we go dey use dey prank people and not something scary like the snake.
This girl way dey use snake prank pipo for street, abi she know know say snake nah something way no be everybody like to see? Although say nah fake but it's not advise to do such thing with something scary.

[Hyphen(-)]

There is no doubt, social media content creation has bring another way for Nigerian youths to stop depending on government for employment after school and so many people have made it through content creation but just as the OP said, some of them are doing it off limit just to get popularity and more followers.

On the relationship breakups that happens due to to prank, I blame the people that invite the prank stars to interfere in their relationship just to be sure of their respective faithfulness which to me is not important, and I have watched so many pranks related to that and almost all ended up in brake-ups.

Furthermore, some of us are careless and have stop using their common sense to know that anything you share to either content creator or a prank star has became publicly exposed and your privacy is no longer safe, and such act will remain on social media for long and might be used against you.

[Baki202]

There is no doubt, social media content creation has bring another way for Nigerian youths to stop depending on government for employment after school and so many people have made it through content creation but just as the OP said, some of them are doing it off limit just to get popularity and more followers.

On the relationship breakups that happens due to to prank, I blame the people that invite the prank stars to interfere in their relationship just to be sure of their respective faithfulness which to me is not important, and I have watched so many pranks related to that and almost all ended up in brake-ups.

Furthermore, some of us are careless and have stop using their common sense to know that anything you share to either content creator or a prank star has became publicly exposed and your privacy is no longer safe, and such act will remain on social media for long and might be used against you.

He good say plenty people they go for content creation and the thing done actually help a lot of youths has government no send us again but if you clearly check plenty of this content creators they into drugs, and like say them done even catch the general before say him they do drugs so the thing be like say most of those guys they use content they disguise waiting them they actually do.

No be only that prank matter they funny me but those blind date own you they find love but at the same time you they look at the worth of the person outfit, plenty of those girls they find person wey go they pay there bills say them they find love. and for that prank matter abeg make them know the kind prank them go carry come my side oh.

[Y3shot]

For we country, normally prank is supposed to be something of fun but people Don turn ahm into something wey fit make somebody to into serious trauma.  The kind of prank thus days on our street no good at all for the health especially for our  elderly mother and our father. This our contents creators they need to reduce the how expensive thus prank be because e fit cause serious problems to person wey dey fo through a lot for life. Some of this expensive prank fit lead to dead because fear dey kill human being,  they just need to take it easy before it gets them into problems that they will regret it.

[Samlucky O]

E don become habit to Nigerian skit makers, the rate wey Dem dey do this prank dey scaring and e dey affect the society negatively. No be say Dem no dey try o, but at least make e be say limits dey to de pranking. For example if them wan prank make e be say na acted prank rather than randomly street selection. Government sopos provide a regulatory body wey go dey active to stop some of this nonsense. Or providing a regulatory documents like (NPCC) Nigeria prankers code of conduct . Which will have laws guiding there activities, which if the law is broken is purnishable by law. At least with this point of mine I think it will reduce.

[HajiBagi]

The extend at which those content creators are going just attract people is very far, yesterday I saw one video uploaded online a guy went to prank a military man in uniform by smashing his phone while he was still on serious call, you need to see how the military man retaliated, he beat the content creator and even when other military guys that knows the content creator came to save him from the beating there colleague is giving him but the military man refuses and keep hitting the guy. So people should be very careful with the kind of prank you give somebody because in as much as is bringing them money is also coursing some havoc on others.

People who are content creator's this days are taking it too far, imagine pranking a soldier man, and we all know how hash a military men be, this contents creators some of them are doing this to disgrace some people relationship, families and even some blood related people, I didn't mean that it's not good but they are taking it to extend that it did not suppose to reach, many people have been in a relationship for more than 5 years but after them come to prank the people in a relationship, those people will get issue with each other, although I know that they having a lot of money from it and even having more followers but I think it should be reduced.

Last month I  watched more than 20 video that is recorded by untouchable content creator boys, and those videos are very sure video about untouchable, untouchable went and expose a native doctor secret by entering his shrine and scattered everything, and at the end it affect untouchable because the native doctor did him something that he will never forget in his life and untouchable was sick about many days and even his body his spelling and the native doctor even confess that he is the one that have hand in his body, the matter no be small matter oo because untouchable suffer from the sick sha, and I believe he will not repeat that kind mistake again in his life.

[Gozie51]

You really do better observation of wetin dey go on for this content creator guys. I agree say them don dey go far and trust Nigerian government, dem go still put eyes for that place too as dem dey do for cryptocurrency. Them don dey over do, the pranks on family and couples don dey too much. I sabi say oyibos dey do something like that but na for shows wey dem organise well and with couples approval to reveal whatever.

I watch one wey prank somebody say land wey him buy another person don buy am and carry caterpillar enter begin dey do work there. Omo you need to see real fight for the site, the person wey rebuy am na force officer so him dey brandish gun say him go waste the original buyer wey dem dey prank.

Make dem easy so dat deir money go fit last, let Dem not cut deir joy short.

[Timmzzy]

As content creation gains popularity and people start making it big from YouTube/ Facebook monetization, content creators are becoming increasingly desperate and are willing to do any content to gain followers.

Pranking people on the street has become a common order with no consideration of the victim's emotional/psychological state of mind.

While we watch these videos and enjoy the entertainment part of it, some of the people pranked are left emotionally drained, some relationship/ couples trust has broken because they were pranked to check there faithfulness to each other and some people have lost so much useful information from there phone because a popular prankster smatched it on the ground and gives the victim a new one, not considering some important information in the phone that might be lost in the process.

Of course, some of these guys have landed themselves in trouble because they pranked the wrong person but others are yet to learn there lessons.

Entertainment is not bad, as a matter of fact I enjoy watching them alot but when you ridicule or take advantage of the ignorance of others just to create your content, it becomes a problem.

Guy this thing called PRANKING  honestly e no funny, sometimes i go dey ask my self where are we heading to in this country and the influencers are just making it worse for no reason. but another side where this prank tho is good is to see and know what we humans really are, AS THEY SAY NA CLOTHE DEY COVER PERSON you don't know whats inside.

[Majestic-milf]

 I dey always hear this tok "don't take things too seriously, you only live once" but that no mean say because I wan dey carefree, you go use that excuse prank me o. I recently watched a video where dey prank popular skit maker "funny one" wia dem say e carry drugs enter the contri e sopoz go perform and the tin serious to the point say ekelebe wan even arrest the guy before them tell am say nah prank.
In such a case , nah how the guy wan cope because I know say the allegation say you carry drugs enter any country nah big one but some content creators no wan hear that one, all them dey bothered about nah how to blow or make moni.
Shebi if Govt put law against am, them go say nah bad belle?
 My brother, nah confam observation you bring up and I wonder wetin go fit stop such costly jokes.

[Miles2006]

As content creation gains popularity and people start making it big from YouTube/ Facebook monetization, content creators are becoming increasingly desperate and are willing to do any content to gain followers.

Pranking people on the street has become a common order with no consideration of the victim's emotional/psychological state of mind.

While we watch these videos and enjoy the entertainment part of it, some of the people pranked are left emotionally drained, some relationship/ couples trust has broken because they were pranked to check there faithfulness to each other and some people have lost so much useful information from there phone because a popular prankster smatched it on the ground and gives the victim a new one, not considering some important information in the phone that might be lost in the process.

Of course, some of these guys have landed themselves in trouble because they pranked the wrong person but others are yet to learn there lessons.

Entertainment is not bad, as a matter of fact I enjoy watching them alot but when you ridicule or take advantage of the ignorance of others just to create your content, it becomes a problem.

All this skit makers wey dey do all this prank stuffs no get sense, I understand say them dey make people laugh but water dey pass garri oh, me I sabi watch all this prank videos because e dey make me laugh but I no go allow any person try am with me. Why I say this skit makers wey dey do prank mumu, just go YouTube search for untouchable comedy watch, you go see her thunder strike am to show say this comedians dey risk their lives.
I believe say them dey do all this prank just to gain followers and na very mumu something.

[EluguHcman]

The conciousness of content creators is ought to be extremely adhered and concerned with the instincts and impacts it is being inspired to the public.

There could be negative and positive inflicting effects that content creations can Influence its audiences which maybe as>>>

* Entrepreneurship: this could inspire the public/viewers socially aiming to exhale and inhales inspirational productive ideas either for promotional campaigns or innovative of ideas with the potentials of exhibiting great course of expressions and depressions.

* Online/Cyber inappropriate aspirations: There is always mutual networking connections between the content creator(s) on the seight of its viewers that tensed to exaggerate mental or psychological thrilling which could insights bullying or molesting or even whispering misconductivities to its audiences.

* Amusement & Divert: This could serve a diverse of entertainment where it portrays funny characteristics that could turn one on from sadness to smiles, seriousness to unseriousness. All on the bottom lines to bring joy  and laugher from its viewers inner being by the visual fun creations of its creator (s).

[Forever101]

Well said but with the look of things, some prank look scripted why others are real prank. To keep the life of people safe, I think the government should do something about prank that are not scripted. They have cause problem for many family and relationship that would have end in marriage. This prank is increase divorce rate if we'll checked. Op you are right with your point of views

[Smartvirus]

One thing I like for a fact be say, these guys are looking out for legit means to make a living and not just making money for the moment but, building something that could earn them something for a life time.
Eventually, them think very little on what they are doing because, they are living actual casualties on the way without even knowing.

Like the idea was to entertain and eventually, you live some people broken. You don’t archive the whole purpose with that!

Pranking people on the street has become a common order with no consideration of the victim's emotional/psychological state of mind.

People actually get emotions and psychological issues and these guys need to realize that, in fact I feel they do realize because, that’s what the humor is supposed yo be about but, they don’t really give a shit on the immediate victims.

There is a twist yo it though. Some go as far as writing and caring scripts while portraying it to be the real deal but, we know and under appreciated those once.
That’s how twisted the matter be but, Omo, them need yo watch it. Now, some people live Dey there devices and they might just be extremely cautious as new and more costly devices fit no worth info way some devices hold.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

While we watch these videos and enjoy the entertainment part of it, some of the people pranked are left emotionally drained, some relationship/ couples trust has broken because they were pranked to check there faithfulness to each other and some people have lost so much useful information from there phone because a popular prankster smatched it on the ground and gives the victim a new one, not considering some important information in the phone that might be lost in the process.

You dey look the negative aspect while me I dey look am from the positive aspects as if dem lose their important information or other important contacts atleast dem go learn to dey get backup. Most phone has backup that you can back up information wey no dey sensitive to their server, dis one no be Bitcoin or finance things wey you no supposed store for centralized server but they're things like picture, videos and phone contacts wey you go store for your phone so you fit recover am when you get the new phone or buy a new one yourself. As for the other sensitive information, you support dey get a local storages for dem and na wetin I dey learn from this pranks video. Dey no dey funny but we dey in a society wey everybody dey claim freedom of everything without caring how e dey affect the other person so na for us to just protect ourselves.

Of course, some of these guys have landed themselves in trouble because they pranked the wrong person but others are yet to learn there lessons. Entertainment is not bad, as a matter of fact I enjoy watching them alot but when you ridicule or take advantage of the ignorance of others just to create your content, it becomes a problem.

I see news which day wey one prankster was shot and he almost lost his life outside the country, Nigerian pranksters get luck say gun isn't allowed legally here if not many of them for dun lose their life because we no get good health facilities for here and you know say police report is needed in most cases before hospital take your matter self. Another thing na for us not to take things seriously and just enjoy life, if your relationship break because of trust issue it means say dat relationship no be am. Why your partner no go show you love in all condition. Better the relationship end then e get more stronger and similar things happen in future then you later find out say you been dey date yourself all this while.

[SmartGold01]

Wetin me for like make dem do be say make them settle down do am like film where people go dey conscious of what they are doing to remove emotions damage, breaking of homes and killing one another. Me self don watch plenty video and I dey extremely cautious of when person go approach me to start asking me questions, especially for street and stores or any eatery e dey mostly happened over there so we go dey prepared say person fit set you up or break your home. This one too go teach our men lesson so that them go mind how them go talk sometime because this our country dey turn to pranking nation where person for enter you unknowingly and you go exposed yourself which for married women if their husbands sees it home is destroyed.

[uchegod-21]

Pranking people on the street has become a common order with no consideration of the victim's emotional/psychological state of mind.

It is actually disgusting seeing the extent some people go to create content. No safety measure in place for some of them and they can actually cause someone sick to have crisis. For example, this one uses fake snake to prank random people on the street. This is extremely dangerous! If they use only those among their crew for the prank, it would have been better to avoid any emergency. Besides, we already know it is just script they are acting.

Entertainment is not bad, as a matter of fact I enjoy watching them alot but when you ridicule or take advantage of the ignorance of others just to create your content, it becomes a problem.

I don't know if there are regulations to these things but I think government have to do more in this regards to avoid emergency. Content creators have to be guided by rules that guarantee public safety.

Lots of youths now see content creating as the new oil well yet lack creativity.  Prank is the new trend now. Recently watched a video of a prankster asking an adolescent for nudes.what a prank! That was the height of it. The Nigerian government should do something about this ridiculous pranks . It is becoming alarming . Content creation in Nigeria should be regulated.  Content creators with inappropriate contents should be sectioned accordingly.