The European Union (EU) has joined thousands of people to condemn the recent attack on students in Yobe State.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the Union promised to assist the Federal Government in fighting the Boko Haram sect, as they described the attack on students at the College of Agriculture in Yobe as horrific.

The above statement was disclosed by the spokesperson of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton said;

 “The High Representative condemns the horrific terrorist attack perpetrated today in Yobe State and those that took place on previous days and weeks in Northern Nigeria in Abuja and elsewhere. Her thoughts are with the victims and their families.

The statement disclosed that the High Representative reiterates the EU’s firm rejection of such unjustifiable violence, whoever the perpetrators, and maintained that those directly or indirectly involved must be brought to book.

The EU stands firmly with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, under the principles of the rule of law, including full respect and protection of human rights.”

Meanwhile, Senate President David Mark, Northern States governors and former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has spoken in the same vein with the EU, condemning the attack in its totality.

According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Paul Mumeh, said the killings are alien to our culture in Nigeria.

 “Violence has never produced any positive result neither has it any solution to problems or grievances. If you have any grievances, the only way out is through dialogue. Resorting to killing others can only add to the problem and not solution.

“There are more than enough channels of communication and ways of redressing misgivings. These killings, especially innocent citizens, are not part of our culture. They are truly alien to us. All right thinking members of the society must rise up to end this carnage ravaging our land.”

From his own angle, Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Danladi Ndayebo, said

 “The forum is particularly alarmed that the shooting dead of 38 students of the College of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe State following the same pattern as the killing of 22 students and a teacher at Government Secondary School, Mamudo in the same state last July.”

It commiserated with the families of the victims and prayed God to grant eternal rest to the deceased and quick recovery to the injured.

In his speech issued by his media officer yesterday, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, expressed his sadness towards the massacre of those students.

“As a father, I am deeply saddened by these senseless murders. These were young Nigerians studying agriculture with a goal of helping to feed our nation.

“We must urgently review our strategy for confronting these cowards. The murders at the Gujba College of Agriculture are further proof we need to rethink how we provide security for our nation.

“We must organise ourselves better to provide dignity and security for Nigeria. To defeat terror, we must use much more potent, unbeatable weapons: democracy, education and opportunity.”

“Nigerians have lost faith in their government because of this lack of vision in the management of the nation’s political, economic and social affairs.”