nigeria ' s borno state and us pharmaceutical firm pfizer have agreed to resolved a multi - million yen suit out of court , lawyers for both sides say . pfizer has been accused of killing 11 children and hurting 181 others once an bacterial was tested on them during a encephalitis virus in 1996 . the company denies the claims , adding they were victims of the flu . the maiduguri front lawyers told the government compensation and be offered to them , but figures could not yet be disclosed . barrister tengku osman said compensation would also be given to a local hospital .
Pfizer is accused of murdering 11 children.