Facts:

Facts:

The plaintiff is a civil servant under the employment of National Film and Video Censors Board. He filed a claim at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja against the defendant, his in-law, alleging that the defendant defamed his character. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant sent a letter to the plaintiff’s office alleging that he is a fraudulent and irresponsible person who was cheating the government by collecting salaries and emolument without working and abstaining from his duty post. He was alleged also to have been referred to in another petition sent by the defendant to the Director-General of the plaintiff’s employer as a kidnapper who abducted the defendant’s daughter and coerced her into a forced marriage without performing the necessary traditional rites. Furthermore, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant, in the company of six other persons went to his house and stood by his gate, shouting at the top of their voices that the plaintiff is a terrorist, fraudster and is irresponsible. The defendant was also alleged to have visited the office of the plaintiff wherein similar conducts were exhibited.

After hearing the parties on their pleadings and evidence, the trial court held that the plaintiff failed to prove his case that the defendant’s conduct injured his reputation and character.