The raid happened in Mbaljuel village in northern Cameroon, just a few kilometers from the country’s border with Nigeria on Friday night, Cameroonian newspaper L'Oeil du Sahel said on Saturday.
The regional governor, Mijiyawa Bakary, confirmed the assault by the militants and noted that the victims were civilians.
"We do not yet have all the facts, but our divisional officers and security officials are filling us in," Bakary said.
The terrorists also conducted an attack on the Waza-Mora highway, killing one Cameroonian soldier.
"A corporal was killed and three soldiers were wounded," a Cameroonian soldier said, asking not to be named.
Meanwhile, some 53 Boko Haram militants were reportedly killed in clashes with the Cameroonian army in the village of Soueram in the northern part of the country.
The violence came almost a week after the Cameroonian army dismantled a training camp belonging to Boko Haram in the northern district of Mayo-Danay.
Boko Haram Takfiris have expanded their operations in Cameroon in recent months, launching cross-border attacks.
Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
It has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly gun and bomb attacks in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its militancy in 2009. Over 10,000 people have so far been killed in the assaults.
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