Penssuwa:
I'm from a place in Enugu where bride price has become very symbolic and not a medium for fund raising or the such. My elder sister was married off two years ago. My father only took N100 from the bride price and returned the rest, telling the groom's family that all he needs is for her to be taken care of.
Honestly, I don't really see the relevance of bride price now. Why take huge bride price when your daughter remains your daughter. Besides, the groom's family in most cases benefits more from the new family, because ladies never forget their family. The new family is more or less an offshoot of her paternal. I advocate for its abolishment because bride price turns the lady into a merchandise which when the services for which she is "bought" is not well rendered makes the union weak. Sometimes you hear the husband saying, "imagine this lady i used my hard earned money to marry (buy) is acting this way...

Am from Enugu too. I took only #10 for my elder sister's bride price and returned the rest. I needed all the money but my uncle gave me the advice