US-based Nigerian athlete Godson Oghenebrume pleads guilty to possession of firearm, faces 15 years in prison

22-year-old Nigerian track and field athlete, Godson Oghenebrume, residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick to possession of a firearm by an alien admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa. United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall made the announcement in a statement issued by the Department of Justice on December 3, 2025.  According to the statement, Oghenebrume faces up to 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, up to three years of supervised release and possible deportation after serving his sentence.  The DOJ said Oghenebrume discharged a firearm during an argument with his ex-girlfriend and in the presence of his baby on February 7, 2025. More shots were reportedly fired after she followed him into his apartment to continue the argument, where another woman was present.  He was detained after deputies arrived. Officials said he walked away from them, ignored their commands and tossed the gun into shrubs. During an interview with detectives, he told investigators that he fired the gun to scare his ex-girlfriend away.  Oghenebrumes conviction is punishable by up to fifteen years imprisonment. He also faces a $250,000 fine and up to three years of supervised release. He may also be subject to removal or deportation from the United States upon completing his sentence, the statement read.  “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. However, sometime thereafter Oghenebrumes ex-girlfriend opened his apartment door, observed Oghenebrume and the other young woman in the living room, and she and Oghenebrume began to argue. That argument spilled out of the apartment, and Oghenebrume discharged the firearm more times as the mother of his child fled. Multiple bullet strikes were observed in the walls of the apartment complex. “Oghenebrume then smashed her phone and took the baby, who had been present throughout the incident. Oghenebrumes ex-girlfriend then approached the other woman, who was attempting to leave, and asked her for help getting the baby. She agreed to help and was able to get the child from Oghenebrume. “When East Baton Rouge Sheriffs deputies arrived at the apartment complex, Oghenebrume walked away from them, ignoring their commands, and discarded the Glock model 43X, 9mm pistol into some shrubs. Oghenebrume was detained soon thereafter. Deputies spoke to Oghenebrumes neighbor, who confirmed hearing shots, and stated his ears had been ringing. “In a post Miranda interview, EBRSO detectives asked Oghenebrume why he had shot the firearm in the apartment complex. He claimed that he had wanted his ex-girlfriend to go home and that he had shot the gun to scare her away. “This matter was investigated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the East Baton Rouge Sheriffs Office, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jeremy S. Johnson and Lyman E. Thornton III. This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  Godson Brume, brother of Olympics bronze medalist, Ese Brume, was granted admission into the Louisiana State University in 2021.  The post US-based Nigerian athlete Godson Oghenebrume pleads guilty to possession of firearm, faces 15 years in prison appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.