Eight people have been confirmed dead after gunmen, believed to be Boko Haram insurgents, attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and a village in Borno state, north-east Nigeria.

An eyewitness told the BBC the insurgents stormed Dalori camp and Kofa Village in Kodunga local government area on Wednesday night, then they began shooting and setting houses on fire.

An official of the Nigeria Emergency Management Agency told the BBC that six people were shot dead in the village and another two inside the IDP camp.

He said the eight victims were buried this morning.

A resident told the BBC that many houses, vehicles and the village market were set on fire by the attackers and several IDP tents.

The army said "the terrorists gained access through a bush behind the village in four vehicles and some motorcycles. They ransacked the market in front of the IDP camp".

At least two million people have been forced from their homes since Boko Haram launched their insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009.