A trial awaiting offender at the Karibib holding cells has accused members of the Namibian Police Force of police brutality.

In several WhatsApp messages shared with the media, the offender has made serious allegations of physical abuse and further accused the staff at the Karibib police station of withholding food.

The offender further laments that the police officers have also not been giving him his HIV medication.

The offender is further asking for intervention from high-ranking officers within the police, saying the more they report the ongoing alleged abuse, the more aggressive the police at the station get with them.

He further alleges that offenders with money get special privileges such as conjugal visits.

Approached for comment, the national spokesperson of the Namibian Police, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, informed the nbc News that the matter is treated as allegations at the moment, and her office is waiting for a detailed report from NamPol’s Erongo regional headquarters.

This is a developing story.