 One example was in 1943 when Sardauna Ahmadu, who had challenged Abubakar in the selection as sultan, was accused of misappropriating tax money and was punished with jail by Abubakar; however, Ahmadu hired a lawyer in the south to appeal the conviction and the British court ordered the charges dropped.The political situation was quite tense after this and from this Maccido learned to reconcile with political opponents.Maccido was educated at the college in Zaria before studying in 1952-1953 at South Devon College in Great Britain.