Nigeria’s Sprint Star Godson Brume Faces Up to 15 Years After Firearm Guilty Plea
Written by Alonge Akinlolu on 12 — 12
Godson Brume, the 4th fastest Nigerian man ever, has pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm while in the United States on a non-immigrant visa.
The incident took place in February 2025 in Baton Rouge. Brume was in his apartment with another young woman when his ex-girlfriend and mother of his infant child, arrived with the baby. An argument broke out outside the apartment, during which Brume discharged a Glock 43X pistol while the baby was present.
He faces up to 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, up to 3 years of supervised release, and possible deportation.
Brume has a Personal Best (PB) of 9.90s over 100m, winning Silver at the NCAA Championships in 2023 and also was a part of the LSU 4x100m quartet that set the NCAA Record of 37.90s in the same year and won the National title.
