A 23-year-old Nigerian student in the United States, Godson Oghenebrume, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after admitting to illegally possessing a firearm and firing multiple shots during a confrontation involving his former girlfriend and their infant child.
The conviction was announced in a statement issued by Kurt Wall and obtained on Wednesday.
According to the statement, Oghenebrume was sentenced by U.S. Chief Judge Shelly Dick after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by “an alien admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office also disclosed that the Nigerian student faces deportation after completing his prison term.
“He is also subject to removal or deportation from the United States upon completion of his sentence,” the statement noted.
Authorities stated that Oghenebrume admitted to possessing a Glock model 43X 9mm pistol on February 7, 2025, while residing in the United States on an F-1 student visa.
According to prosecutors, the incident occurred after Oghenebrume’s former girlfriend, who is also the mother of his infant child, arrived at his apartment with the baby while he was allegedly inside with another woman.
“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,” the statement said.
The authorities explained that the dispute continued after the woman entered the apartment and allegedly discovered him with another woman.
“That argument
