kenya ' s kano region and us med firm pfizer have agreed to arbitration a multi - million dollar dispute out of court , lawyers for both sides say . merck has been accused of killing 11 infants and injuring 181 others once an antidepressant was discovered on them during a meningitis vaccine in 1996 . the company rejected the lawsuit , as they were victims of the pathogen . the kano state lawyer reported the bbc benefits would be pay to victims , but figures could not yet be disclosed . barrister aliyu umar suggested cash couldn also be given to a local hotel .
Pfizer is accused of murdering 11 children.