estone . ▁The ▁Il aro ▁so ils ▁are ▁mostly ▁lo amy ▁and ▁hum us , ▁rich ▁in ▁man ure ▁and ▁elements ▁that ▁support ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁c ocoa , ▁cas hew , ▁p aw p aw , ▁k ola ▁nut , ▁ma ize , ▁sugar c ane , ▁and ▁pot atoes ▁at ▁plant ation ▁and ▁mechan ized ▁levels . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁very ▁thick ▁forest , ▁the ▁major ▁industry ▁of ▁the ▁Il aro ▁people ▁is ▁the ▁tim ber ▁industry . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁tim ber ▁mill ing ▁indust ries ▁spread ▁at ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁pl anks ▁and ▁p lywood ▁for ▁both ▁local ▁consumption ▁and ▁export ation . ▁ ▁Indust ries ▁in ▁Il aro ▁town ▁include ▁the ▁local ▁f uf u ▁and ▁g ari ▁processing ▁indust ries , ▁the ▁tim ber / pl ank ▁making ▁indust ries ▁the ▁local ▁A so ▁O ke ▁we aving ▁industry , ▁paint ▁industry ▁and ▁c ement ▁industry ▁located ▁some ▁few ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁the ▁Il aro ▁town ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁walking ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁Ib ese ▁town . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Il aro ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁by ▁A ro ▁who ▁migr ated ▁from ▁the ▁O yo ▁town ▁to ▁sett le ▁down ▁in ▁Ig bo ▁A je , ▁a ▁little ▁hill ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁war riors ▁could ▁sight ▁enemies ▁( most ly ▁slave ▁trad ers ▁from ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Ben in ▁republic ▁known ▁then