 The town Dala Modu built up there, named Dalamodiya after him, quickly became a commercial centre, and he became landlord for many traders from the interior, mostly from his own Soso ethnic group.Dala Modu was welcomed by the British, who were also keen on developing the trade with the interior on which the colony's survival depended.In Freetown Dala Modu learned English and studied the colony's monetary system and weights and measures.