217 Churches Destroyed, 98,000 Displaced in Nigeria's Taraba State

Armed Fulani herding gangs have killed over 100 people, destroyed 217 churches, and displaced nearly 98,000 Christians in southern Taraba State, Nigeria, with the Catholic Diocese of Wukari warning that entire communities are being erased. The systematic targeting of Christian farming communities reflects the accelerating global pattern of persecution Jesus warned would intensify in the last days, with believers driven from their homes and houses of worship razed. Scripture records Christ's direct warning that His followers would be hated and killed for their faith before His return, a sign He listed alongside wars, lawlessness, and the spread of the gospel to all nations.