The attack happened at about 8:00 pm (19:00 GMT) on Thursday in the village of Kamuya in Borno State near where the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has a home.
The Islamist gunmen arrived on foot and by bicycle, witnesses said.
Ibrahim Babagana, who lives in Kamuya, said he and other locals fled the attack to the town of Biu, some 30 kilometres (18.5 miles) away, as Boko Haram fighters set fire to the village.
He initially gave a death toll of nine but later told AFP: "This morning (Friday), some of us went back to the village. We found 14 bodies. Some of them were decapitated and their heads placed on their torso.
"Seven others were shot dead. They have all been buried. The entire village has been razed."
Mustapha Karimbe, a member of a civilian militia involved in fighting Boko Haram, gave a similar account and said half-a-dozen people were injured.
"The six injured victims are receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Biu," he added.
Kamuya is the hometown of Buratai's mother and was previously attacked in a similar raid in July. Nearby Buratai village, 10 kilometres away, was also hit.
Residents of Kamuya had returned to cultivate their farms after the July attacks.
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