…As Four die following military helicopter crash***
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has scheduled its screening and physical fitness assessment on recruitment for Sept. 24 to 29.
Mr Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC Public Education Officer, said in a statement on Friday that the screening would be conducted in all the state capitals.
Kazeem advised applicants to check their email used for submission of the applications on Sept. 19 for information on the exercise.
“The email information will contain the venue, date, time of screening and required items to be taken along for the exercise,” he said.
According to him, shortlisted applicants are to come with the summary data page earlier received and email notification slip which shall admit them to the screening venue.
The FRSC image maker said that any candidate without the printout of the summary data page and notification slip for the phase of the exercise would not be admitted into the venue.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the FRSC recruitment started on May 28, with the uploading of the application forms on FRSC recruitment portal.
In the meantime, an Afghan military helicopter carrying weapons and ammunition burst into flames during an “emergency landing” in western Afghanistan, killing at least four people, including the pilot, officials said on Saturday.
The aircraft was flying from Herat to the neighbouring province of Farah on Friday night when it experienced “technical problems”, Farah provincial governor spokesman Nasir Mehri told AFP.
Farah police spokesman Mohibullah Mohib confirmed the death toll. The defence ministry said five people were killed.
A technical team has been sent to the area to investigate the accident the defence ministry said in a statement.
But in a WhatsApp message to journalists, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said militants had shot down the “enemy helicopter”.
The Taliban has stepped up attacks on security forces as Afghan and international players ratchet up efforts to convince the group to engage in peace talks to end the 17-year war.
US officials met with Taliban representatives in Qatar in July, and another meeting could be held this month.
Additional report from AFP
