Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Burutai, has commended the Combat Service Support Corps of the Nigerian Army for its sacrifice and commitment in counter-terrorism operations.

Buratai made the commendation in a keynote address at the 20th edition of Combat Service Support Training week hosted by the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps.

The training which began on Tuesday in Benin, will end on Aug. 30, and its has the theme as:”Enhancing Combat Service Support Capability through Public Private Partnership to meet the Nigerian Contemporary Challenges”.

Buratai said logistics, to a large extent, determined the capability of the army in performing its constitutional duties, saying it was his desire that this year’s Combat Service Support Training week fashions out ways of enhancing capacity of the officers.

He said the Nigerian Army was involved in several operations, while tackling various security challenges,” saying the illegal importation of military hardware and theirs proliferation have had adverse effects on various operations, especially against the ongoing insurgency in some parts of the country.

Buratai who spoke through Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Major-General Ademoh Salihu, said the training was designed to enhance leadership skills of the participants.

The event features exhibitions by vendors, display of equipment by the Logistic Corps and free medical eye test.