Two teenage sisters were arrested in Pakistan for killing their father by setting him on fire in revenge for rape, police said Wednesday.

The father was attacked in the Punjabi city of Gujranwala on January 1 and taken to hospital where he died on Tuesday.

“The girls said that they decided amongst themselves to find a ‘permanent solution’,” Rizwan Tariq, a senior police official in the city, told AFP.

They then took petrol from a motorcycle and set their father on fire as he slept, he added.

The pair, who are step-sisters, said their father had been raping the eldest girl for a year, and had twice attempted to rape the younger girl.

Their mothers — who are both married to the man — knew about the abuse but did not know of the revenge plan.

AFP has not named the man in order to protect the identities of the girls, one of whom is from a previous marriage.

One of the wives has also been arrested while the second is being questioned.

“We expect to present them before the court in a few days, as soon as we finish the investigation,” Tariq added.

The Benue Volunteer Security Guard has arrested an alleged bandits’ informant in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect, who was arrested on Tuesday, is suspected to be one of the errand boys linked to kidnappers operating in the Ankpechi-Egwanokwu axis of the area.

His arrest came after two weeks of intensive surveillance and tracking by the Volunteer Security Guard in Ohimini LGA.

The suspect (name withheld), who claimed to be an indigene of Edumoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area, is currently in custody and has provided useful information during interrogation.

The commandant of the Volunteer Security Guard, Owoicho Odeh, who confirmed the arrest, commended the relentless efforts of his team in addressing the security challenges facing Ohimini residents.

He assured the public that strategic measures are being deployed to dismantle the kidnapping syndicate and restore peace and safety to the area.

Conflict between some herders and farmers in Gagarawa Local Government Area, Jigawa State, in the Villages of Tudun Fulani and Dan Nani

The conflict originated after Hausa farmers alleged that a non-fulani individual entered one of their farms. This led to a confrontation, with the farmers pursuing the herder and involving local scholars.

In response, fulani herders mobilized to defend their village, as explained by the village head (Ardo) of Tudun Fulani.

Additionally, a herder residing in Tudun Fulani, whose identity has been withheld, shared how they spent the day hiding due to the security forces’ ongoing operations to capture individuals, including children and adults, for questioning.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Jigawa State Police Command stated that investigations are underway, and they will provide updates as soon as the investigation is concluded.