Boko Haram kidnapped 200 schoolgirls by accident: Reports
The mass abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls from Chibok in April 2014 by the militant group Boko Haram was the accidental outcome of a botched robbery, according to one of the released girls' diary reported by Reuters. The militants wanted to steal machinery from the school, however, on not finding it they reportedly kidnapped the girls.