Journal of Globalization Studies, Vol. 11 No. 1, May 2020 102–117 DOI: 10.30884/jogs/2020.01.07 102 JIHADISM AND TERRORISM GLOBALIZATION OF THE RADICAL ISLAMIST TERRORISM AND THE BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA Solomon Eyesan Nnamdi Azikiwe Uiniversity, Awka The Nigerian Society is engulfed by acts of terrorism by the Boko Haram group that has been carrying its activities through bomb attacks and kidnapping. This new phenomenon has become a major concern not only for the Nigerians but also for the global community. The rate of terrorist attacks across the globe is increas- ingly worrisome. The shock caused by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack brought to the open the global nature of terrorism. Globalization has contributed greatly to the globalization of radical Islamist terrorist organizations and this is seen as a serious threat to world security. This threat is real because of the spread and interconnectivity of terror groups around the world: ISIS 1 in Eastern Syria, al- Shabab in Somalia, al Qaeda 2 in Maghreb, and Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria. The recent declaration of allegiance by the Boko Haram group to the ISIS, its so- phisticated weaponry, its root in radical Islamism has brought to bear the globali- zation of the group and the place of Nigeria in the global terrorism network. This paper examines global terrorism and the globalization of Boko Haram radical Is- lamist terrorist group. We propose Dewey's democracy as a system of values that can help mitigate terrorism in Nigeria. Keywords: terrorism, globalization, terror, democracy, Islamism, Boko Haram. Introduction Globalization has contributed greatly to the development and progress of the human race. However, in recent years scholars and nations have started to be worried about the true nature and notion of globalization, and its effects on some global issues like terrorism. The September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers in New York and Pentagon building in Washington brought to the open the global nature of terrorism and the place of global- ization as a possible enabler of international terrorism. The response was ‘a war on ter- ror against groups defined as a murderous, oppressive, violent and hateful, whose Is- lamic radicalism is fingered as responsible for the attack and seen as threat to peace, security and prosperity of global community’ (Oviasogie 2013: 20). Since then, several radical terrorist groups have emerged and some of them like al Qaeda, Boko Haram, al Shabab, and ISIS have taken a global dimension in their operations thereby making ter- rorism a global issue. This study examines the global nature of terrorism and the global- ization of radical Islamist terrorism. Some of the questions that triggered this study are: