The management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, on Wednesday announced a closure of the institution.
The announcement is contained in an internal memo by the registar, Abiodun Oloyede.
In the memorandum dated April 9, 2025, the institution also announced the indefinite postponement of its matriculation ceremony earlier scheduled for Thursday.
The management advised students to use the break to pay outstanding fees and finalise their registration, warning that no further appeal shall be entertained.
“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,” the memorandum read.
The closure of the polythecnic and postponement of matriculation is coming after a cult clash between two rival groups near the institution’s gate on Tuesday.
The incident reportedly led to serious injuries during the clash between two rival cult groups.
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.
