Following unrest at the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, the management has announced the closure of the institution for one week.
The announcement on Wednesday is coming after a violent confrontation involving suspected cultists near the institution’s gate on Tuesday.
The incident reportedly led to serious injuries and fears of a fatality during the clash between two rival cult groups.
To this end, the Polytechnic’s management ordered all students to proceed on a one-week mid-semester break, starting Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Abiodun Oloyede, the Registrar of the institution in a memorandum dated April 9, 2025, also announced the indefinite postponement of the matriculation ceremony earlier scheduled for today Thursday.
The memo urged students to use the break to pay outstanding fees and finalize their registration.
Part of the the internal memo reads: “Given the pleas and appeals received from some set of students who have not been able to pay their school’s fees and have not completed their registration formalities, Management has magnanimously granted a one week mid-semester break from Thursday, April 10 to Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
“This is to allow all defaulting students to pay their school fees and complete their registration procedure. Consequently, the Matriculation Ceremony for the 2024/2025 Academic Session, earlier scheduled to hold tomorrow, Thursday, April 10 2025, has been postponed.
“A new date shall be announced in due course. All students are therefore enjoined to avail themselves of this break and pay all their fees and complete their registration as no further appeal shall be entertained.”
Dr Tope Abiola, Dean of Students’ Affairs, confirmed that the violence occurred outside the school premises and several people were injured, explained that the critically injured individual was a former student of the polytechnic.
“We were inside the campus when gunshots rang out. From what we gathered, one person was critically injured.
“He completed his National Diploma about two years ago. One of the other victims sustained injuries from stray bullets,” Abiola added.
In the aftermath of the incident, officers from the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Osun State Police Command were deployed to restore calm around the institution.
The Osun State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, said all injured individuals were receiving treatment at a medical facility.
Ojelabi did not detail the casualty figures resulting from the clash.
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