Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Gunmen reportedly killed some students of Federal Polytechnic, Adamawa State University, the School of Health Technology and the University of Maiduguri, all in Mubi on Tuesday.
About 43 students of the institutions living off campus were reportedly killed by the gunmen while and many others were injured.
Abati said the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'i, briefed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on the killings on Wednesday during its meeting presided over by the President.
He said Jonathan described the killings as ``tragic, sad, barbaric and shocking’’.
``The President has directed security agencies to investigate the matter and get to the root of the matter because this kind of incidence where people are called out and shot is really shocking, ‘’ he said.
Abati said the council members took turn to condemn the act and call for full investigations with a view to bringing the culprits to justice.
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