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A 60-year-old woman, Julie Sampana and her five children, who have been living in a cemetery for over 24 years, have been rescued and given decent accommodation. The Bolgatanga-born woman said she moved to the Mantseman cemetery at Abeka in the national capital, Accra together with her husband and children at a time when things got tough financially. �I have been living here for the past 24 years�I moved in with my husband and children when times were tough and we could not afford a decent accommodation. "So when a deceased friend of mine gave us this place to live in, we did not have an option,� she told Starr News reporter Asabea Akonor. Julie Sampana and her children were originally offered a three-bedroom house by NGO, Development Initiative for African Women, but she turned down that offer and rather opted for a one-bedroom apartment saying they would be content with �just that�. A resident of Abeka who knows Sampana and her children told starr news she was excited the family will finally get a decent place to live, but not surprised they rejected the offer of a bigger space. �I came here 23 years ago and they were here [Abeka] before I came�Because she hasn�t seen such a place before. Imagine you have been in a single room for about twenty seven years with five kids and a husband. "Sometimes friends come, live with them and go. Actually it�s not their fault. Because she is not used to such,� she noted. According to her, �[Sampana] wants a chamber and hall. She wants where people are. A pubic place where she can see people around. She [doesn�t] want a complete house for her alone�.