On the evidence the parties lived in a community where the inha­bitants knew each other and as a nutrition officer the plaintiff must be well known . It was obvious that she had suffered injury to her reputation and calling from being accused as a witch who had killed two children. In order to preserve peace and tranquility in the area such slanderous utterances should be discouraged. Accordingly, the plaintiff would be awarded ¢2 million as damages. Edujie v Panin [1964] GLR 3 I 7 applied.