 But Dala Modu's personal qualities of diplomacy undoubtedly played a major role in winning the favoured position he came to enjoy.As early as 1802, soon after the rebellion of the Nova Scotian settlers in the colony, Dala Modu was instrumental in convincing the Mandinka chiefs to withdraw their support for the rebels and to hand over the leaders of the uprising to the British.But, in 1806, he was accused of slave trading and other charges.