Idiroko is a town in Ipokia local government of Ogun State, Nigeria. It is situated along the Nigeria-Benin border and has been an official border crossing point since at least the 1960s.[1] The town is surrounded by many other towns and villages including Oniro, Oke Odan, Ilase, Ita Egbe, Ajilete amongst others.
Due to the location of an official cross-border post and as a result of cross-border trading activities within the frontier town, Idiroko has grown from a village to become a town.[2] The residents of Idiroko are multilingual because of their mixed culture due to cross-cultural contact and intermarriages.[3]
- ^ Nigeria and Dahomey sign pact for a free exchange of goods. (1962, Jul 20). New York Times
- ^ Omoniyi 2004, p. 40.
- ^ "Idiroko: One border, many exits - Vanguard News". 2 September 2012.