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April 08 at 14:40He immigrated to Ukraine from Nigeria.
Sunday Sunkanmi Adelaja was born on May 28, 1967 in the village of Idomila Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria.
March 1986 - he becomes Christian just before graduating from high school. After graduation Adelaja received a scholarship to study journalism at the Belarusian State University in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR.
After the graduation he married, took a job in Kiev, where he eventually founded and became the pastor of the Embassy of God church. This church has greatly influenced the city of Kiev, having also been credited with starting the peaceful gatherings that lead to the Orange Revolution.
Sunday Adelaja has denounced in Ukrainian media his implied initiation of the Orange Revolution.
His Embassy of God in Kyiv is related to ruling mayor Leonid Chernovetsky who is in overt opposition to the principle actors of the Orange Revolution, including Premier Yulia Tymoshenko.
Adelaja, pastor of Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations in Kiev, was accused in November of being involved in the dealings of King’s Capital, a financial group led by a member of his congregation. The company drew many of its investors from the church, also known as God’s Embassy, promising as much as 60 percent returns on investments.
But last month several church members went to authorities saying they were unable to recover the money they invested, which left many of them bankrupt. Police later arrested one of King’s Capital leaders, Aleksandr Bandurchenko, on suspicion of fraud.
On February 5, 2009 a criminal case against Sunday Adelaja was filed on suspicion of fraud. Adelaja was ordered not to leave Kiev. Investigators say they have testimony, including testimony by officials, indicating that Adelaja was involved in the financial machinations allegedly committed by the King’s Capital financial group. Kiev’s Mayor Chernovetsky had earlier said that Adelaja was not involved in the financial machinations at King’s Capital.