The Nigeria Police Force has said that fixing additional headlamps on vehicles, tricycles, popularly known as Keke Napep and motorcycles can be categorised as a criminal or traffic offence.
According to the police, it is not allowed in Nigeria.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this while responding to an X user, @Rhemasolution1 who complained that some police officers stopped his friend who is a Keke rider on Wednesday night and questioned him for using LED lights instead of the original light that came with the tricycle.
Adejobi, who also said that it is an offence for vehicle owners to cover their number plate, noted that fixing additional headlamps on vehicles and bikes could be treated as either a traffic or criminal offence depending on the magnitude of the alterations on the supposed offender’s vehicle identification of documents.
The X user wrote, “I have a question please. My friend who is a Keke rider met your men on the road last night. They stopped him and asked him why he used a led light on his Keke instead of the original one and again using it to partially cover plate number. Is that an offence @Princemoye1.”
In his response, the Force PRO said, “Yes. It’s an offence to fix additional headlamps on your vehicle or bikes, and cover your number plate in any form.
“You see many vehicles with more than 20 headlamps. This is not allowed. It’s an offence.
“It could be seen as a traffic offence or criminal offence depending on the motif or magnitude of such alterations on your vehicle identification or documents.” (SaharaReporters)
