Nigeria, April 15 -- Nigerian actress Victoria Inyama has opened up about her experience with female circumcision, describing it as both traumatic and, in her view, beneficial.

Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), refers to all procedures involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

Globally, FGM is recognised as a violation of human rights. It affects more than 230 million women and girls, with an estimated 22.7 million more at risk by 2030.

Speaking during an Instagram Live session hosted by broadcaster Ifedayo Olarinde on Wednesday, the Enugu-born actress praised her grandmother for having her circumcised a...