President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said he condemned “the barbaric attack” in the town of Hantoukoura.
He said several people also were wounded.
In a tweet, Mr Kabore offered his “deepest condolences to the bereaved families” and wished “a speedy recovery to the wounded”.
Islamic extremists have been active in Burkina Faso since 2015.
Jihadists have attacked police stations and churches across the country’s north but also recently have struck in the east.
In October, gunmen generally believed to be Islamic extremists attacked a convoy carrying employees of a mining company in that region, killing at least 37 people.
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