The ILOBU people tradition and culture has to do with the way they live, govern themselves, their religion, language, dressing pattern, the rules they set for themselves and their different festivals. People of Ilobu have a very strong sense of community and this has enhanced mutual understanding and meaningful development in the town. The basic concept of the Ilobu people's tradition includes religion, music, festivals, arts and crafts.

ARTS & CRAFTS
Nigeria as it's known for art and craft, Ilobu is a big arts and crafts centre in Nigeria.  These include metal crafts, weaving, painting and sculpturing and leather work. Also, dyeing of clothes known as "adire" is well known in Ilobu. It is a special art of tying and dyeing of clothes to bring out unique designs. It is very popular all over the world.

TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
Our fathers believed in the great God living in the sky and we worshiped Him through his representatives here on earth called ORISAS. ORISAS were men who distinguished themselves in a way while alive and before they died commanded that we should be worshiping them. They had had their own faults. OBATALA shaped people’s head and only if the was worshiped could he shape head well. But he used to get drunk at times. ESU was too deceitful and malicious. If he was not worshiped he could bring a great block on one’s way and confuse his ways. SANGO was always angry and it was whenever he was angry that fire comes out of his mouth.

He destroyed everything when he was angry. IFA was too gentle and that was why he understood the secrets of world than any orisa.  All the orisas our fathers were worshiping were brought from OYO when Laarosin was coming. The most important orisas we worshiped in this town were ERINLE, OGUN, IFA, SANGO, ORISANLA and EGUNGUN.

ERINLE
We give time for ERINLE annually. When the time comes, we take ram with pounded yam, we take sekete wine for the worship. Everybody in the town both males and females are to worship Erinle with Olobu. On the fifth day, Erinle images would be brought out. Twenty-eighth day notice would be given, around August before the actual festival in September. Erinle had been worshiped before the arrival of Islam and Christianity. The ram would not be killed but would be thrown into the river alive. Akodo was the priest and there are many spots in the river we called Ibus which represented where Erinle’s son are living.

The ibus are:
Ibu Ondun, Ibu Asunnara, Ibu Abadi, Ibu Ijesa, Ibu Pakolo, Ibu Alamo, Ibu Mokin, Ibuanu, Ibueleyele, Ibusain, Ibu Agbandada, ibu apanla and Ibu Otin (otin Ijabe omo okoye). Anybody given children by Erinlne must show gratitude by worshiping him.
                 
                                                                                                                                                          
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DRESSING AND FASHION
Traditionally, ILOBU people are known to put on a special type of woven material called "aso-oke" It is worn on special occasions. The Ilobu woman wears "iro, Buba and Gele" (a style of blouse and wrapper and head-tie) and "ipele" (a special shoulder wrap). The Yoruba man wears "Buba, sokoto and fila" The buba is the top, the sokoto is trouser and the Fila is a special cap. An "agbada" (a type of top coat, can also be worn on the Buba and sokoto on occasions)? This way of dressing is peculiar to the Yorubas.