Career He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002. 100 metres - 9.95 (2003) 200 metres - 20.25 (2002).
Achievements He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. Aliu formed part of the Nigerian relay team which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999.