On August 14 , Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls from a village in Chibok , Nigeria . With fear in her eyes and voice , the young woman , who asked not to be identified , described what happened on that horrendous night . 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 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 .