The Correctional Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos State is currently on fire.
According to Daily Post, there were also reports of sporadic gunfire as the hoodlums pushed to attack the prisons.
Though it is not clear what may have caused the fire, angry youths in the state have been setting popular places ablaze since Wednesday morning.
Crisis in Lagos State escalated on Tuesday night when men of the Nigerian military allegedly opened fire on peaceful End SARS protesters, killing some and leaving many others with various degrees of injuries.
Thelagostimes gathered that the prison authorities had immediately notified the police and the military authorities about the attempted jailbreak and requested for backup.