On April 14 , Boko Haram militants abducted more than 200 girls from a school in Nigeria . The schoolgirls had been sleeping at the school in Chibok , in northeastern Borno State . Producer Lillian Leposo was part of a CNN team that spent four days traveling to the village . We were trying to find security escorts , but no one was willing to journey to Chibok , which is situated in Borno State -- one of the three states considered to be the heartland of Boko Haram . She says she saw children who were being held by their parents and adults forced into marriage with young girls.
On April 14 , Boko Haram militants abducted more than 200 girls from a school in Nigeria . The schoolgirls had been sleeping at the school in Chibok , in northeastern Borno State . Producer Lillian Leposo was part of a CNN team that spent four days traveling to the village . She says she saw children who were being held by their parents and adults forced into marriage with young girls.