/ Jul 01, 2026
/ Jul 01, 2026

Godson Brume sentenced to prison in US over firearm possession

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Nigerian sprinter Godson Brume has been sentenced to 27 months in prison in the United States for unlawful possession of a firearm while on a non-immigrant visa.

 

According to TheCable, citing the US Department of Justice, Brume will also face deportation after completing his prison term.

The 23-year-old athlete had pleaded guilty in December 2025 before Judge Shelly Dick during proceedings at a federal court.

US law prohibits immigrants on temporary visas from possessing firearms except under limited circumstances.

Brume, who was in the US on an F-1 student visa, admitted to possessing and discharging a Glock 43X 9mm pistol during an altercation with his ex-girlfriend at his apartment in Baton Rouge on February 7, 2025.

The sprinter moved to the US in 2022 on an athletics scholarship to study and train at Louisiana State University.

Brume is the younger brother of Ese Brume, one of Nigeria’s most decorated long jump athletes.

Before his legal troubles, he represented Nigeria at the 2024 African Athletics Championships in Cameroon, where he won silver in the men’s 4x100m relay.

Brume is also regarded as Nigeria’s fourth-fastest 100m sprinter, with a personal best of 9.90 seconds.

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