Bawku, March 24, GNA - Christians in Bawku on Easter Sunday turned out in their numbers for church services and prayed for peace in the municipality that had been racked by sporadic violence. At the Catholic Church where many of the congregation had to sit outside the building to participate in the service because it was full, Reverend Father Camilo Sarko, the parish priest, preached on the theme, "The Resurrection of Christ and the need for Reconciliation and Peace." He said Easter was a period of penance, reconciliation and peace and a good opportunity for the people of Bawku to forgive one another, reconcile and live in peace.

Rev Fr. Sarko called on Christians all over the country to join those in Bawku to pray for peace, saying that God would grant the Municipality the grace of peace if many hearts cried out to Him. Other churches in the Municipality, including, the Assemblies of God, Apostolic and the Fountain Gate held their annual conventions and all centred their prayers on peace and reconciliation. The Bawku area was calm and people are going about their normal chores once again since the one-day outbreak of violence two weeks ago.