Ilaro

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Ilaro is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria. Ilaro town houses about 57,850 people. Ilaro^[1] is the headquarters of the Yewa South Local government, now known as YEWALAND which replaced the Egbado division of the former Western State, and later became a part of Ogun State of Nigeria. Ilaro town is about 50 km from Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and about 100 km from Ikeja, the capital city of Lagos State.

Close to this monument is the town hall named after the honourable warrior "Orona Hall", whose statue is nearby.

Osata was an Ancient Ilaro ruler in the 19th century who sacrificed his own son for his people to enjoy an abundance of rainfall at a time when Ilaro was plagued with drought.^[2] The dialect spoken in Ilaro is the Egbado dialect. When Ilaro indigenes meet outside of the home, the shout of “Omo Oluwewun” has the power of unifying the "Ilu Aro" people.