Water quality and health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in <i>P. annectens</i> from freshwaters of Egi, Egbema, and Omoku communities, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria were examined. The PAHs were checked using gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector (GCFID), while the physicochemical parameters were done using standard methods. Summary of the results from the three communities indicates that TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) mean value was 98.1±16.88 mg/l, TSS (Total Suspended Solid) had an average value of 68.5±10.29 mg/l, turbidity and pH had averages of 1.6±0.011 Unit (NTU) and 7.4±1.05 respectively. The concentrations of tPAHs were 4.415±1.34 µg/kg, 4.634±0.59 µg/kg, and 4.859±0.69 µg/kg for Egi, Egbema, and Omoku communities. The major PAHs were Nap, Acn, and BbF. The cancer risk for children was 2.1E-3, 2.3E-3, and 9.5E-5 for Egi, Egbema, and Omoku while that for adults were 7.1E-4, 5.7E-4, and 2.6E-4 for Egi, Egbema, and Omoku respectively. The cPAHs with the most risk index were DbA, BaA, BaP, and BkF respectively. The risk indexes were higher than the USEPA criterion of 10<sup>-6</sup>, indicating contamination of the fish species. It is recommended that monitoring of effluent should be done often and consumption of fish from polluted water sites should be avoided.