NSCDC Commandant-General Ahmed Audi says investigations found no evidence linking Mining Marshals commander John Onoja Attah to allegations of diverting N2 billion. Onoja had persistently denied the allegations, saying they were part of a deliberate effort to discredit the Mining Marshals unit and undermine its work against illegal mining syndicates across Nigeria. Among those disciplined, two Mining Marshals operatives were dismissed from service and referred for criminal prosecution after they were found to have unlawfully supplied firearms to illegal miners. Since Onoja took charge of the Mining Marshals, the unit has recorded hundreds of arrests and prosecutions as part of the federal government's broader crackdown on illegal mining operations nationwide. NSCDC Mining Marshals Arrest 671 Illegal MinersEarlier, Legit.ng reported that the NSCDC said its Mining Marshals unit apprehended at least 671 suspected illegal miners since its creation, with 397 of those cases already filed before the Federal High Court and several convictions secured.