On August 14 , Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls from a village in Chibok , Nigeria . A CNN team made the dangerous journey to the village in Boko Haram 's heartland . CNN reporter Nima Elbagir spoke to a girl who escaped , members of abductees and other villagers . She accompanied villagers armed with machetes on their night - time patrol of the area .
On April 14 , Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls from a school in Chibok , Nigeria . A CNN team made the dangerous journey to the village in Boko Haram 's heartland . CNN correspondent Nima Elbagir spoke to a girl who fled , mothers of abductees and other villagers . She accompanied villagers armed with machetes on their night-time patrol of the area .