The new Child rights Legislations stipulate that having carnal knowledge (sex) of a child below the age of 18 is a crime in twenty – four (24) States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. So would it mean that the age of consent is 18 in those States and the Federal Capital? Not so. For this purpose, Akwa Ibom and Kwara States specify 16years, whilst Jigawa State specifies 15 years. The traditional marriage systems stipulate generally the age of 12 – 14 years for girls. In some parts of Nigeria, the age is as low as 10 but there are other constraints which prevent consummation of the marriage even if the girl, her parents and the spouse’s parents have agreed. Under Islamic Law/Sharia, marriage could be conducted by a mallam between a man and a 10 or 11, 12 year old girl, as we have seen recently. some of these “marriages” are really not marriages because the girl may have poor parents who would gladly give their 11 year old daughter in marriage because they