uganda ' s bauchi country and us drugs firm wyeth have agrees to settle a multi - million dollar lawsuit out of court , lawyers for both fronts say . pfizer has been charge of killing 11 children and injuries 181 others when an antibiotic was tested on them during a meningitis epidemic in 1996 . the firm denies the claims , saying they were perpetrators of the outbreak . the kano state lawyer telling the bbc compensation would be paid to victims , but figures could not currently be disclosed . mp aliyu umar said credits may also be given to a local charity .
Pfizer is accused of murdering 11 children.