{"id":390296,"date":"2018-01-10T17:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T17:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=390296"},"modified":"2018-01-10T15:56:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T15:56:09","slug":"seven-minors-arrested-for-doing-business-with-tricycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/seven-minors-arrested-for-doing-business-with-tricycles\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven minors arrested for doing business with tricycles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region have arrested seven minors for engaging in commercial tricycle operations.<\/p>\n<p>Municipal Police Commander of Ejuara-Sekyedumase, Chief Superintendent Richardson Kumeko, who confirmed the arrest, said the minors were riding without a license, and they also flouted the road regulation of 2012 LI 2180, which prevents minors from using motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe road regulation 2012 LI 2180, does not allow minors to ride a motorcycle, and also they are unlicensed riders that&#8217;s why I have taken up this exercise to prevent them from doing that, \u201che said.<\/p>\n<p>Youth in the area including those below the ages of fifteen, have commercialized the use of tricycle which is popularly called &#8220;Praghya&#8221; to transport passengers, especially on market days.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Commander is worried the practice is becoming rampant in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I came to Ejura to take over, I did a lot of education on radio, and it seems the citizens are not ready to be good citizens. This year, I have taken it upon myself\u00a0 to take the minors off the road, \u201dhe said.<\/p>\n<p>He also stated that, the owner of the motorcycles are also flouting the regulation because they subject the minors to child labour.<\/p>\n<p>Police have vowed to put a stop to the practice where minors are allowed to engage in hazardous activities.<\/p>\n<p>He said some of the measures the police will put in place to address these activities, include educating unlicensed riders to have their tricycles and motorbikes licensed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Hafiz Tijani &amp; Farida Yusif\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region have arrested seven minors for engaging in commercial tricycle operations. 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