Nigerian Sprinter Godson Oghenebrume Sentenced to 27 months Imprisonment in US For Possession of Firearm

23-year-old Nigerian sprinter, Godson Oghenebrume, was sentenced to over two years in prison for possession of a firearm in the United States.

The United United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced this in a statement issued by the Department of Justice on June 30, 2026.

The former LSU track athlete residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison by U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick following his conviction for possession of a firearm by an alien admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa.

He is also subject to removal or deportation from the United States upon completion of his sentence.

According to admissions made during his plea, on February 7, 2025, Oghenebrume possessed a Glock model 43X, 9mm pistol, while he was admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant F-1 student visa.

Based on the complaint that preceded the indictment, on the night of February 7, 2025, Oghenebrume was in his apartment when an ex-girlfriend, who is also the mother of his infant child, arrived at the apartment with the baby.

Oghenebrume, who had been in the apartment with another young woman, went outside, and an argument ensued between him and the mother of his child.

During this argument, and while the baby was present, Oghenebrume discharged the firearm.

Oghenebrume went back into his apartment. Sometime thereafter, Oghenebrume’s ex-girlfriend opened his apartment door and observed Oghenebrume and the other young woman in the living room, and she and Oghenebrume began to argue.