Nigerian born Simon Guobadia, the estranged husband of American television personality and Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Porsha Williams, has been
Nigerian born Simon Guobadia, the estranged husband of American television personality and Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Porsha Williams, has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE detention and deported to Nigeria.
ICE is a law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing the United States’ immigration laws.
The body is massively arresting immigrants as part of the president Donald Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown.
Guobadia, a businessman who has lived in the US for over 40 years, was thrust into the limelight when he married Porsha as his fourth wife on 25 November 2022.
Before then, he was married to Falynn Pina, a former Real Housewives star.
Cracks in their marriage became visible in February 2024 when Porsha filed for divorce.
The 61-year-old was sent on a flight home a few days ago.
News of Guobadia’s arrest broke in February and was reported in multiple news platforms.
Guobadia, who has been entangled in a long-drawn divorce proceeding with Porsha missed a 30 April hearing due to his detention status.
Although news of his release and deportation is trending, Guobadia, is yet to issue a statement.
His soon-to-be ex-wife, who is known to attack him at every opportunity, is also yet to comment about his ordeal.
Porsha was once involved with oil baron, Jide Omokare. At another time, she was involved with Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue jnr, the son of a former President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Guobadia attended Loyola Jesuit College in Ibadan, Oyo State, before attending Government College Ughelli in Delta State, Nigeria. In 1982, he immigrated to the United States and, in 1993, received a BBA in accounting from the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC.
In 2010, he founded SIMCOL Petroleum Limited Company, a regional fuel supplier, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Guobadia also opened Simon’s Restaurant in September 2017 in Midtown, Atlanta. The restaurant closed in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He is a relation of Aisha Guobadia, a former gold merchant and one of the socialites who bestrode the social circuit like a colossus in the 90s before she went to jail in the United Kingdom for some years.
