 Historically, the people of Idiriko and the town of Igolo were one community until the partitioning of the area in the nineteenth century by the French who took Igolo and the British who claimed Idiroko.The present area known as Idiroko is a combination of various settler wards including Ikolaje, Eti-koto, Itaoba, Sale, Idiroko, Kajola and Ajegunle.The area surrounding the town has a thick vegetation which provides timber logs for surrounding communities.