The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the use of military force to remove the military junta in Niger Republic, stating that the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.

NLC issued the warning in a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero.

The leaders of the ECOWAS member states met on Thursday in Abuja and decided to send out a standby force in an effort to restore constitutional democracy in Niger and reinstate the country’s expelled president, Mohamed Bazoum.

The NLC claimed that such a move would only put the lives of deposed President Bazoum and his family in danger, cause the entire region, including Northern Nigeria, to become unstable.