The results showed the predominance of Listeria monocytogenes, Staphyloccoccus aureus, Salmonella paratyphi and Escherichia coli in the fresh unsmoked and smoked spotted tilapia fish samples. Total plate count (TVC) of fresh unsmoked bonga shad samples was 6.8 x 106 - 8.7 x 108 cfu/g and TVC of smoked bonga shad fish samples and control samples were 2.0 x 104 – 6.3 x 104 cfu/g