On Monday, Boko Haram's leader threatened to "sell" more than 230 girls seized from their school, also in Borno, on 14 April.
The Islamist insurgency by Boko Haram has left thousands dead since 2009.
The BBC's Mansur Liman in Abuja says the area around Warabe, the site of the latest abductions, is a stronghold of the Islamist movement.
The gunmen arrived in two trucks and also seized animals and food from the village.
Communications are very poor in the area, which explains why the news took several days to emerge, our correspondent says.
Residents from a nearby town told AFP that they feared Boko Haram would target them next.
"We in Gwoza are also living in fear because of the kidnap of eight girls in Warabe," Peter Gambo said.
"We have no security here. If the gunmen decide to pick our own girls, nobody can stop them" he said.
Warabe is also close to the Sambisa forest, where the first group of schoolgirls is thought to have been taken.
Protesters have taken to the streets in Nigeria, calling for the girls taken on 14 April to be released
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video on Monday confirming that his group had abducted them.
There is mounting domestic and international anger at the Nigerian government's failure to find the girls.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni condemned the attacks, calling Boko Haram "ideologically bankrupt".
"It would be a mistake for the government of Nigeria to negotiate with these people. The most important thing is to defeat them, then negotiations can come after that," he said.
The US called the kidnappings an "outrage" and said it was offering the Nigerian government assistance in trying to find the girls.
Boko Haram, which means "Western education is forbidden", has attacked numerous educational institutions in northern Nigeria.
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