water samples were collected from the borehole pump where the water for washing the singed goat meat is sourced at the sampling site. The water sample was collected in a clean five (5) litre polythene plastics container, the sample containers were rinsed with respective water samples before filling each with the sample. The water sample was first allowed to settle followed by filtration. Five (5) litre of the sample was measured and transferred to a new pot for evaporation on sand bath/stove at 100 -105 O C, when the sample reduced to about a litre, it is then transferred to a 50 ml Pyrex beaker for the completion of the evaporation to dryness. The evaporated sample was then dissolved with 10ml of 0.5M nitric acid (HNO3). The solution was then filtered in a 30ml plastic bottle and made up to the mark with 0.5M HNO3 acid. The addition of nitric acid, stabilizes the samples, maintains oxidation state of the element, make pH less than 2 and prevent precipitation . Presence and concentration of the 5 metals were analysed in the sample solution (i.e. the filtered solution) using an Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) FS280AA, manufactured by Agilent Technologies USA