He met Governor Kashim Shettima last night in Abuja on the situation.
Also at the meeting were the Commissioner for Education, Mr. Musa Kubo and the Principal of the school, Asabe Kwabura.
About 276 students of the school were abducted during the raid with 53 of them said to have escaped from their captors.
It is understood that the Principal might undergo a fresh grilling by security agencies in Abuja.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Chibok may also be quizzed by security agencies.
Sources also shed light on why President Jonathan raised the 26-man fact-finding panel announced on Friday.
The committee, headed by a former boss of the Directorate of Military Intelligence, Brigadier General Ibrahim Sabo, it was learnt, came into being following irreconcilable gaps in the findings of security agencies and documents retrieved from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) about the school.
Investigation by our correspondent revealed that the president and a few security chiefs are likely to interact with the governor on the abduction and what has been done to rescue the girls.
It was gathered that the presidency might use the opportunity to sort out a few things with the governor.
A source familiar with the matter said that the invitation was based on “security brief at the president’s disposal on the abduction of the girls.”
He added: “We hope they will be able to harmonise records on the abducted girls so that the nation can move forward. The international dimension of the abduction saga has made it imperative for the two leaders to meet.”
On the invitation of the school’s principal, another source said: “Security chiefs will still meet with the two officials to clarify some grey areas.”
Sources also said that the president opted for a fact-finding panel on the abduction following some gaps in the findings of the military and security agencies.
These gaps include, which were considered by the Security Council on Friday, include the following:
• The controversy or dispute surrounding the actual figure of students in the school at the time of the abduction;
• The discovery of male students in the school when the insurgents struck;
• The revelation that students from many schools had converged on Chibok from neighbouring villages;
• The alleged presence of the school principal in Maiduguri when the incident happened;
• Inability of security agencies to obtain the dossiers of the students to date
• The submission made by the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), organizers of the examination being taken by the victims to the Presidency
• Alleged continuation of the School Certificate Examinations by some students after the abduction
A third source said: “It has reached a level where the presidency must explore all options. This reality made the government to raise the 26-man committee.
“The international dimension has caused collateral damage to the nation, especially the military. Now, it is time to lay all cards on the table. This is why we want a UN representative to be in the committee.
“The presidency is suspecting some politics by some vested interests although it has no cause to disagree with Borno State Governor. The presence of some former public figures at solidarity rallies for the abducted girls hurt the government. So, the panel has been constituted to consider all angles to the saga.”
Government is also said to be worried about the presence of some boys in the school prior to the Boko Haram raid.
“Until Friday, no one knew that there were boys in the Girls’ Secondary School when the abduction took place. How come the boys were not aware of the abduction? We also need to take the census of students and their parents to be able to know the exact number of girls missing.
“WAEC has submitted the dossiers of students who registered for the SSCE in Chibok and surrounding villages. We need to find out whether some of these students have returned home or not.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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