April Fools Day  which is celebrated every First of April is  probably the  most light-hearted day  of the year filled with practical jokes, pranks and tricks being played on people all over the world.

Correspondent Emmanuel Chigbata sampled people’s opinions on the essence of the day and report that April Fools day is a day for pranks and tricks.

Speaking on the significance of the day, a business man in Awka Diamond Emerald said April fools day is a day people crack jokes that sometimes sounds real, and actually deceive some people who will later find out that it was only a prank.

He advised Ndi Anambra not to crack jokes that is injurious to health as according to him, cracking expensive jokes to a person at the wrong time might leads to fight or destruction of life and property.

Meanwhile, a student of Federal Polytechnic Oko, Uche-Chineke Nkelu opined that April fools day is a day to make friends and not enemies or dislike people, stressing the need for the jokes cracking to have limit.

On his part,  an industrialist Okanmelu Stephen maintained that this year’s April fool’s day should be celebrated with utmost care adding that celebrants should not use the day to cause disaffection or violence in  the society.