At least eight people were killed and another injured in an overnight attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Cameroon's Far North region, local sources said Saturday.

The attack took place at around 11:00 p.m. on Friday in Kangaleri village in the Mayo-Sava division, when gunmen entered the community under cover of darkness before fleeing the area.

Six people were killed at the scene, while three others were seriously wounded and taken to hospital. Two of the injured later died from their wounds, while one remained under medical care on Saturday.

In a separate incident the same night, suspected Boko Haram fighters were reported in Tourou, a town in the Mokolo district near the Nigerian border.

Local sources said the attackers looted shops and livestock and damaged a market on the outskirts of the town. No deaths were reported.

Boko Haram has carried out attacks in Cameroon's Far North region since 2014, causing significant loss of life and property and displacing communities along the country's border with Nigeria.