Casualty figures and who opened fire in Lagos are not yet known, as anti-police anger spreads.
Officials say the Chinese national ordered the killings while captaining a Taiwanese vessel in 2012.
The state governor says criminals have hijacked recent anti-police protests "to unleash mayhem".
The attackers came in large numbers and broke the jail's door, officials say.
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