• Two council chairmen in Edo State, Nigeria, have been impeached by their respective councillors in Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon local government areas.
• The impeachment processes have been marred by controversy, with allegations of illegalities and irregularities.
• Several people were injured in Uhunmwonde during the impeachment process, with the chairman alleging that gunmen involved were policemen from the government house.

A crisis has erupted in Edo State, Nigeria, following the impeachment of two council chairmen in Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon local government areas. The impeachments have been marred by controversy, with allegations of illegalities and irregularities.

In Uhunmwonde, several people were injured during the impeachment process, with Chairman Kenneth Adodo alleging that the gunmen involved were policemen from the government house. The councillors in Orhionmwon impeached the Leader of the house, Hon Daniel Osariemen, and replaced him with Hon Chuks Isan, amidst allegations that Osariemen was being mobilized to impeach the chairman, Hon Newman Ugiagbe, and his vice.

The chairman of Owan East, Prince Aminu Okodo-Kadiri, has also disputed his purported impeachment, describing it as unconstitutional and illegal. He argued that the impeachment processes violated provisions of the Edo State Local Government Law of 2000 (as amended in 2002) and that he was denied the opportunity to defend himself before a seven-member investigative panel.