8. NKPA (ABIA STATE)
Nkpa bride price in Nigeria:
These people have among of Nigeria’s most costly bride prices. They can be found in Abia state’s Bende LGA.
The system has been skewed to favor intra-marriages and has made it impossible for grooms outside the LGA, which makes it highly expensive.
It is said that an outsider guy planning to marry a Nkpa girl must be prepared to plan a wedding celebration that will accommodate not only the bride’s family but the entire Nkpa community! The list includes not just family members, but also relatives.
Known as Umi Nna inn in Igbo land and their daughters (Umu Ada). No one can say why they discourage outsiders from taking their bride maybe it’s because they prefer the woman to remain within.