The occurrence of wetland soils in Nigeria has been associated with three landforms namely; inland depressions, floodplains and coastal plains (Fasina, 2005). Wetland soils in Nigeria exhibit wetness characteristics such as mottling or gleying in their profiles – gleyic and histic horizons. The major wetland soils in Nigeria have been classified into Gleysols/Fluvisols and Alfisols, Inceptisols, Entisols, Histosols and Vertisols (Olaleye, 1998). Wetlands are grossly underutilized in Nigeria. Rice and sugar cane are grown on them in the raining season. Wetlands in Nigeria may be appropriately described as the “breadbasket in the land because they serve as themain source for growing crops and for water supply to livestock. The unsustainable use of wetland in Nigeria as a whole has led to the disruption of natural hydrological cycles. Wetland is, however, very fragile ecosystems and their conversion to cropland has resulted in many cases to severe ecological and environmental deterioration and degradation. This has often resulted in higher frequency and severity of flooding, drought and pollution. The most common and direct consequences of conversion are severe erosion of the wetland soils, disruption of water flow regulation and deterioration of environmental quality, all leading to biodiversity. In most parts of Nigeria, poorly managed cultivation has resulted on the abandonment of wetlands by cultivators as fertility has become exhausted and the soils have become eroded and desiccated.