Singeing evokes flavour in meat and as well imposes enormous risks of toxic metal deposition. This research investigated the levels of trace and heavy metals iron, cadmium, zinc, nickel, magnesium, manganese, lead and copper in goat hide singed using tyres scrap as fuel as well as the effect of cooking on the metal concentrations. Samples were digested in a mixture of conc. HNO3 and HCl (1:2 v/v) and the digests were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) Varian AA240FS model. The mean concentrations of Fe, Cd, Zn, Ni, Mg, Mn, Pb and Cu found in the uncooked meat samples were (3.735 ± 0.088, 0.002 ± 0.001, 6.123 ± 0.204, 0.010 ± 0.009, 33.177 ± 1.303, 0.246 ± 0.004, 0.314 ± 0.002, 0.210 ± 0.023) ppm while the cooked goat meat samples gave (2.613 ± 0.332, 0.005 ± 0.003, 3.719 ± 0.124, 0.008 ± 0.015, 20.922 ± 0.382, 0.185 ± 0.009, 0.283 ± 0.006, 0.118 ± 0.004) ppm respectively. The results of the study indicated metal contaminants in the order Mg >Fe >Zn >Mn >Cu >Pb >Ni >Cd. It was also observed that cooking reduced the concentrations of the heavy metals, a pattern displayed by all the analyzed metals. The heavy metals that gave the highest and lowest reduction after heating for the goat hide were Pb (60%) and Mn (0.3%) while for the goat meat Cu (43%) and Pb (9%) respectively. Generally, the levels of heavy metals obtained in most of the samples were below the (WHO, 1985; ECR, 2006) maximum permissible limits in food and may not cause immediate metal poisoning except lead which has concentrations above the MPL. Elevated concentration of heavy metal can affect human being. However, routine surveillance of food and environment is advocated in order to minimize contamination.