This study was carried out to determine the degree of contamination, identify microbial and physicochemical composition and attendant impacts on soil quality brought on by abattoir wastewater exposure. Polluted and unpolluted soil samples were examined, and wastewater samples were collected from three diifferent abattoir locations. Physicochemical parameters, including pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total hydrocarbons, nitrate, phosphate, ammonium, heavy metals (iron, cadmium, and lead), and electrical conductivity, were measured using standard laboratory procedures. Total viable counts, coliforms, and antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacterial isolates were all part of the bacteriological evaluation. The findings showed that the levels of heavy metals, nutrients, and organic pollutants in wastewater samples were beyond permissible limits, compared to control soil samples. Polluted soils showed elevated pH, nutrient enrichment, and microbial composition. Numerous pathogenic bacteria that were isolated showed multidrug resistance to widely used antibiotics, including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella spp., and Pseudomonas spp
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