In some metropolitan districts of Benin City, Nigeria, dumpsites were studied to determine the concentration of some major and trace elements as well as the health implications to the residents and agricultural activities. Various compounds found in dumpsites have the potential to harm both people and the environment when they seep into the ground. The impact on individuals and anthropogenic activities was evaluated using 45 soil samples (15 from each dumpsite) that were taken from a bored borehole at different depths. Iron, calcium, potassium, titanium, and manganese were the major elements examined of which iron had the highest concentration (reaching 26149 mg/l) of the group. In soil, iron toxicity may prevent the uptake of vital trace elements, but in people, it can cause cell death and gastrointestinal system degradation. Some ofthe trace elements analysed included ; zirconium, yttrium, zinc, vanadium, nickel, strontium, etc., with zirconium, zinc and nickel having highest average concentration values (497ppm, 65.67ppm and 43.3ppm respectively). These metals at toxic concentrations result in respiratory illnesses, diarrhoea, and other symptoms. The XRD results show that the minerals found in the dumpsites include; quartz, kaolinite, halloysite, zircon, albite, calcite, anatase and hematite of which quartz, kaolinite and haematite were the most common. The composite bar chart data for Otofure had percentages 38%, 25%, 16%, 12% and 9% for quartz, kaolinite/halloysite, hematite, zircon and anatase respectively. Relevant recommendations were made to policy makers, public health practitioners and the general public in managing dumpsites to minimize health risks.