When Ilaro indigenes meets outside home, the shout of “Omo Oluwewun” has a magical power of unifying the "Ilu Aro" people.
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Picture of the statue of Orona of Ilaro, a great warrior of ancient times by Kayode Afolabi
Close to this monument is the town hall named after the honourable warrior "’Orona’ Hall". The statue of Oronna and his Leopard (picture above) are still there for tourists and lovers
of history to see.
Osata was an Ancient Ilaro ruler in the 19th century who sacrificed his own son for his people to enjoy abundance of rainfall at a time Ilaro was plagued with drought. The dialect spoken in Ilaro is the Egbado dialect.