The Osun State Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday sealed off the main gate and administrative block of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife over an alleged non-payment of about N1.8bn tax.

Concise News learnt that the officials of the agency and some security men stormed the school after securing a court order. 

“Officials of the Osun State revenue agency sealed off our main gate and the secretariat and the other places this morning. They came together with armed policemen and civil defence operatives," an official of the school who craved anonymity told Punch. 

“They closed the main gate and some members of staff, commercial bus drivers and business operators, especially food vendors and others became agitated and this led to a serious crisis. The gate was eventually opened but other places remained closed.”

The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede confirmed the development, saying, “It is true they sealed off the place. The truth is that there was a backlog of 2015 and 2016 and we have agreed to be paying N5m every month. We paid N500m and agreed to be paying N5 m every month.

“But from January 2017, we have been paying our normal PAYE deductions every month which is thirty something million, we have been paying. So, we are going to negotiate with them again on it.

“The backlog was caused by under-deduction of PAYE. We have not reneged on any of our obligations since 2017. I am confident that this issue will be resolved.

"The Governing Council of the university met with Governor Rauf Aregbesola in March on the same issue and he understood the reason and our pledge to pay it every month.”

http://theflowingink.com/osun-state-seals-off-oau-over-n1-8bn-debt/

tax payment

Ok

That's a lot of money!

Arole the comedian, swe what you have caused!!

Ok

They should pay if the tax collected will be used for the development of the state and not in someone's pocket. Lol

Another strike?

My kid bro is 21, to think he is attending this school is heartbreaking.

like, is he safe?

not my business.... nothing new

Nigeria jaga jaga.

There are better ways of doing things, in saner climes universities are not regarded as business centers but human development centers.

That student that was harrased by your lecturer the curse she swore has started manifesting...

karma time

you guys better pay that money..

backward country ..nonsense!

Firs sealing off a school as if they're gonna use the money to develop the state.. idiots

wurabecca:
Another strike?

My kid bro is 21, to think he is attending this school is heartbreaking.

like, is he safe?

21 is a full -fledged adult, he is safe.

Mogbe!!!! What will happen to the students

wurabecca:
Another strike?

My kid bro is 21, to think he is attending this school is heartbreaking.

like, is he safe?

My dear nobody is safe in any public Nigeria university ooo

Try Covenant or Babcock and graduate easily

This kind of embarrassment has never happened in the history of Nigerian University.

Such is experienced in d era of a non academic president.

I can bet it with anyone that OAU is not the only federal university in this situation. The school is only unfortunate to be sited in a state where an 'agbero' is the governor.

This isn't the first time Aregbese will be displaying this level of madness. After impoverishing the state and getting her highly indebted, he's looking for ways to get money out of the poor citizens by fire by force.

OAU go just dey find excuse to delay person graduation shaaaaaaa.

Elparaiso:
OAU go just dey find excuse to delay person graduation shaaaaaaa.

Relax, it's just 'gragra' by the amugbo governor. It's not within his power to shut down the school. All he did was just drama. Did his action paralyse activities on campus? NO

ok.

wurabecca:
Another strike?

My kid bro is 21, to think he is attending this school is heartbreaking.

like, is he safe?

This is the problem with academics. They preach sanity ,equity ,accountability and uprightness yet default in some of these things . Obviously it is administration lapses but will be rectified. And your child definitely will be safe as long as he or she does not engage the security operatives at the Campus.

Be at peace with yourself.

They tax a school and think it sane to lock it for 'defaulting' this tax?!

Wondafu!

How many times will this hit FP mods

wurabecca:
Another strike?

My kid bro is 21, to think he is attending this school is heartbreaking.

like, is he safe?

Hope he is not trying to study medicine or engineering? If he is just advice him to write jamb again

Hehehehehe! Af*nja self acclaimed education citadel evading tax.

IconicKay:
There are better ways of doing things, in saner climes universities are not regarded as business centers but human development centers.

Not in this present day Nigeria where schools ensure they drain you of every kobo before you graduate. I totally disagree with you on this

It's definitely an offence that could jeopardize the Institution if it's abroad.

On a serious note....are schools supposed to pay tax looking at the pitiable conditions they operate?

I wish the country's money even has value again...

they are coming with full force. so they want to stop people from going to school by any means


they are driving the same agenda but Na politically


thank God I'm a Biafran

bolinjkezzy:

Hope he is not trying to study medicine or engineering? If he is just advice him to write jamb again

y na...
We wey con dey study in the school.. Shey we die ni?

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Some people's future being locked away.SMH