 Reactions have continued to trail the increasing rate of insecurity across the nation, especially the Greenfield University students who were kidnapped by gunmen last week in Kalduna State. While the state government has confirmed that some of the students have been killed by the abductees, and plus TV Africa at the breakfast show, the former DSS director gives rescue tips, such as government to show a political statement. Our correspondent Jacinta Obuco has more. State nappers have ramped up attacks in recent months, hoping to be paid ransom for the release of their captives. But some authorities like Kalduna State government have vowed not to pay them. Schools targeted in Nigeria are usually in remote areas where students stay in dormitories with only watchmen for security, making them easier targets. A former Department of State Services director Dennis McRee believes the government is not using the right approach in dealing with the issues of kidnapping. We are not pursuing this thing systematically. We are doing a haversack job, we're doing the right things at the same time, we're doing the wrong things at the same time, so we don't have results. Some Nigerians across the street gave their suggestions on what should be done to tackle insecurity. The security of the state is in their hand. That is why we, the authorities, we put them there. If they are doing nothing, what is their purpose of being at the seat of office? If they make up their mind to tackle this insecurity, I think they will find the lasting solution to it. You know, simple arithmetic, think of this is insecurity, this is what is happening, these people are attacking my people, how do I prevent my people? If you have the feelings of your people at heart, then you should be able to do something tangible. Everybody is just praying to God for protection. If you go out and you come back home peacefully, you give thanks to your Lord. The former DSS director also shares some of the tips the government should engage in to lay hold of the menace. In kidnap situations, the hardest part is to take the money. It's to take the money. It's not the kidnaping part. It's taking the money. And with that, you can have math notes. You can have math notes so that if you take the money, you will follow the money and of course arrest all the people that are involved. These are things that can be done. In this particular case, a response team that will go for sexual rescue should have already built the field. Since December 2020, according to UN agency UNICEF, about 730 students have been abducted in Nigeria, disrupting the studies of more than 5 million children. Jacinta Ubuco reporting for PLOS TV Africa. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.