ABSTRACT
This work is focused on early marriage as an antidote to illegal relationship
(premarital s*x) among the youths in Nigeria and the world at large.
Premarial s*x is an isssue which most people refuse to talk about. It is sadly, still in a
Muslim society, premarital s*x is no more recognised as a forbidden fruit. Illegal
relationship involves the various s****l activities performed by unmarried individuals.
Illegal relationship is considered a major sin in Islam. Each society, however, iterprets
sexuality and s****l activity in different ways. Aruond the world, especially in Ilorin South
Local Government Area of Kwara State, there are different attitudes towards various aspects
relating to s****l behaviour such as premarital s*x, homosexuality, age of s****l consent,
masturbation etc. In olden times, people’s view on sexuality and s****l behaviour were
influenced by religion, but today, these views are mostly socialized. Through this wonderful
work, it has been discovered that the instances of premarital s*x has increased over the
years. Thus, this educative work intends to prove that early marriage can serve as an antidote
to premarital s*x among the youths of Ilorin south Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria as a whole and world at large.