Like many other Yoruba towns in the south-western Nigeria, Ila-Orangun which is popularly referred to as the principal town of Igbominaland witnessed the coming of Islam during a period when paganism had eaten deep into the fabric of every sphere of life of the people. The uniqueness of Islam in the town is that it has not been able to bring to an end the traditional belief system of the people…
compiled by Diana Dixon for the Local Studies Group of the Library Association.